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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:
Hello all, I was wondering how and why the church at large has decided to use this scripture to apply to the whole of the Bible. And a larger question then arises, how can we be sure that the Bible we hold today is truly God's inspired word. I'm asking as a Christian man struggling with the validity of the book I have come to hold so dear. Thanks so much, -joe |
Bible Answer: Greetings Joe and welcome, It is not that the church has decided to use the Scriptures, rather it is the Scriptures or Word that started the church. As a man these thoughts have come to me also. Then I relax and just think about all the things I see and I listen. Listen, if you can quiet yourself and get to that place inside you, you will hear the Holy Spirit explain to you. Not in the sense of mysticism but meditation. As David says, I will meditate on thy word. (Psa 1:2 KJV) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psa 63:6 KJV) When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. (Psa 77:12 KJV) I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. (Psa 119:15 KJV) I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. (Psa 119:23 KJV) Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. (Psa 119:48 KJV) My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. (Psa 119:78 KJV) Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. (Psa 119:148 KJV) Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. (Psa 143:5 KJV) I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. Words are power, speak out loud to yourself, for what comes from the mouth of a man so is he. Praises are power, for the Lord delights in the praises of His people. Doubt is an old trick. And you know the enemy is lurking about; walking up and down the Earth seeking whom he may devour. You, being a Christian know these things! Logically, if the Scriptures were not true, you wouldn't have these thoughts nor would you care. If the above isn't enough, we can look at history and archeology. All our 33,000 plus laws we have on the books come from the Ten Commandments. Farmers in Kansas, while plowing, have found shark jaws in their fields, evidence of the flood. All the wisdom of man and the scientific community have never proven it wrong. The Scriptures are true, it is the doctrines of men you will have to be aware of. terrib |