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2 Timothy 3:14-17

Senior Pastor Alex Kennedy

Throughout history, the Bible has stood the test of time because it is "breathed out by God". As Paul continues in his letter to Timothy, he reminds him that he learned the Truth from Lois, Eunice, and Paul, and encourages Timothy that he has convictions from what he learned (v 14).


Then he shares in verse 15:

"which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus." Biblical faith and saving faith are not interchangeable. You can know the stories of the Bible and still need to trust your life to the Savior of the Bible. (John 5:39-40)


Verses 16-17 say, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."


These verses show the origin and the purpose of Scripture. (Gal 1, 1 Thess 2:13, 2 Pet 1:20)


Teaching - what is right

Reproof - what is not right

Correction - how to get right

Training - how to stay right


The origin of Scripture is God-breathed and the purpose of Scripture is to make disciples and to bring them to maturity through teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.


Isaiah 55:11 shows us that the Word is effective as it "accomplishes what it was set out to do." The purpose of all of this is "that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."

Complete - Our character will be transformed over time into the image of Jesus Christ.


Equipped - Our conduct will be completely supplied for every good work.


The goal of reading the Bible isn't simply to know more about God. It's to know Him, trust Jesus, and become more like Him. We won't always get it right, but by God's grace, we can keep going. He wants an intimate relationship with you, and His Word is a love letter to you, His beloved.


Questions to Consider:

  1. Paul tells Timothy to continue in what he has learned. What is one spiritual habit you want to keep going with, even when you don't feel like it?
  2. What are some of the things God uses His Word to accomplish in our lives?
  3. When is a time when the Bible helped you make a wise decision or encouraged you when you were struggling?
  4. If someone watched how you treated people this past week, what would they learn about what you believe? Who is being helped by what you are learning?
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