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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]; |
Subject: Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? |
Bible Note: Kalos, good point about generalizations. I tend to wrinkle my nose and cringe just a bit whenever I encounter the lead-in that goes something like, "Most ______ (Christians, Americans, churches, Baptists, fat people, farmers, monkeys) today do (or believe) thus and so." Variations of the generalization theme are 'everybody knows' ... or, 'statistics prove' ... or, (and this is bogus 'proof' at its sloppy worst) 'they say' ... or, 'it's perfectly obvious that' ... or, 'anybody with good sense can see (so and so) -- the list goes on. But it all boils down to the incontrovertibly basic fact that what is really being said is, "This is merely my opinion based on nothing more substantial than my opinion." The 'they' in 'they say' usually don't really exist, but even if they do, we have no reason to believe that what 'they' say can be trusted. ..... It reminds me of an O Henry story called "Man About Town." The young man in the story became curious about the meaning of 'man about town' and set out to find one. He travelled all around Manhattan, frequenting all the popular and fashionable restaurants and night spots, searching for the elusive 'man about town.' While crossing a busy street during one of his searches, he was struck and killed by a passing vehicle. The newspaper account of the fatal accident led off with the words, "A young man about town was killed last evening while crossing the street..." .... So the man in search of 'the man about town' was himself known as 'the man about town.' And so it is with 'they say' -- the person who says 'they say' is himself the 'they' in most cases. --Hank |