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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]; |
Subject: On the use of Study Bibles |
Bible Note: Agreed, my esteemed friend and brother Nolan. There is every reason, the Bible being the complex book that it is, to avail oneself of whatever standard supplementary background and exegetical resources are at hand. My point, which may well be indicated for my own tendency to quote extra-biblical "authorities" rather generously, is not meant to suggest the proscription from all posts of any and all quotations of what sound biblical scholars have had to say on this issue or that..... An illustration of the intended point comes to mind: A glass of cool water on a hot summer's day will refresh and invigorate us; a gallon consumed at one time will over-saturate us. Measured moderation. That is the point to which the post was addressed and by which it begs to be considered. If one finger was pointed at anyone else, three were pointed at the author of that post! Press on, my faithful friend, in the path the Lord is leading. You have established yourself as a valuable member of the forum and render it a selfless and beneficial service. Your zeal is both apparent and contagious. --Hank |