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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Bible Question:
during the 30-60 or so years after the death of jesus, people only spoke of jesus and didn't really write about him until after. (i think). is it possible that their oral traditions could be innacurate? or , could they have conformed into one belief and - the new testament? |
Bible Answer: bravostarr, The answer to your question, as you will see, varies with the responder. Some with hold to "Sola Scriptura", others to Scripture and Tradition so that disputes about scripture and theology within the Church can be brought to some closure at some point where essential unity is at stake. 2 Tim 3:16 is the favored passage, among others, of the former group. Among the later group such passages as 1 Tim 3:15 "if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth" and Matt 18:15-18 "15: "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven", are added to the mix, among other passages. I think you will find that most differences boil down to the issue of authority one way or another. Emmaus |