~ Good Morning:

Today’s Bible passage comes to us from . . .

• 2 Timothy 3:16-17 •

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (17)that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” (ESV)

📖 ‼️ GOD’S WORD IS TRUE ‼️ 📖

✝️ ALL SCRIPTURE:

• Every Word in the Bible, has been spoken, or given, by God.

✝️ BREATHED OUT BY GOD:

• The Apostle Paul uses the phrase, “is given by inspiration of God” (KJV), or “breathed out by God” (ESV), to point out the fact that the Scriptures come straight from God.

• Although God used people to produce the Scriptures (2 Peter 1:20–21), the Scripture’s ultimate origin is God.

✝️ PROFITABLE:

• The Scriptures are very valuable because it corrects false teaching while building up believers to live godly lives.

• The Scriptures are valuable because they point the sinner to Jesus, and save them from eternal punishment.

✝️ TEACHING:

• After starting the church in Ephesus, Paul appointed Timothy to lead the new church.

• Teaching God’s Word was Timothy’s primary task in Ephesus. He served as their pastor (1 Timothy 4:6, 13).

✝️ REPROOF:

• The Holy Scriptures were used to rebuke false teachers, and warn those who believed their false teaching, to turn to Jesus (1 Timothy 6:3–10).

✝️ CORRECTION:

• The Scriptures were used to help believers grow in godly behavior.

✝️ TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS:

• The above phrase describes training in doing what is right, or righteous.

• The Word of God was Timothy’s tool to teach those who once believed erroneously, to now believe in the Lord God, and follow His ways.

✝️ EQUIPPED FOR EVERY

GOOD WORK:

• Scripture is profitable because…Scripture helps believers fulfill the work of the ministry (2 Timothy 4:1–5).

• The Holy Scriptures, God’s Word, is a gift to His people.

• Father God hasn’t left believers to try to figure out how to be like Him, or carry out His will, but He has given us His Word, The Bible, to instruct, and equip us, for doing His good works here on earth (Ephesians 2:10).

After all this, I’ll leave you with the same words I left a few days ago:

➡️ LEARN GOD’S WORD!

➡️ LOVE GOD’S WORD!

➡️ OBEY GOD’S WORD!

➡️ PRACTICE GOD’S WORD!

May God’s Word Come Alive in You!

— Pastor Gene

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