2 Timothy 3:14-17
1. “Continue” in the Scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:14-15
- Make reading the Bible a lifelong practice
- Never too old: 2 Timothy 1:5 – Lois & Eunice
- Never to young: “from childhood” – 5yrs old
- Strengthen your faith in the Scriptures
2. Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing: 2 Timothy 3:15
- To make you wise
- For salvation
- Through faith in Christ Jesus
- Christ is the theme though all of Scripture!
3. Put God’s Word to Practice: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
- Divine Origin: God Breathed
- “All Scripture”?
- Paul expected his letters to be read: 1 Thess 5:27
- Exchanged: Col 4:16
- and Obeyed: 1 Cor 14:37
- Peter calls Paul’s writing scripture: 2 Peter 3:15-16
- Paul Calls Luke scripture: 1 Tim 5:18
- Human Profitability:
- Teaching: sound instruction in the Gospel
- Rebuking: Exposing false teachers
- Correcting: Behavioral & ethical side of rebuking
- Training: the positive side of correcting.
- Human practicality
- Competence
- Equipped for every good work!
