Good morning and welcome in today. Today we are going to take a look at some scripture from 2nd Timothy chapter 3, but before we do that I wanted to ask you a question.
Have you ever tried to make scrambled eggs without eggs? Have you ever attempted to make spaghetti without any kind of noodles? As incredible as that may sound, there are many people today who profess to be Christian who are leaving out the main ingredient. It’s a Christianity without things that Christ taught in his Holy Word.
2 Tim 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
This is a very easy memory verse because a lot of people think about John 3:16. Many people who profess to be Christian today completely forget about this verse. Doctrine is a belief or a set of beliefs that are held and taught by a church or another organization. Out in the world today there are many places that have doctrine. If you join the military they have doctrine. You need to obey the things that they are teaching you. If you attend a school or college somewhere they have doctrine. You need to obey what they instruct you to do. If you join the Christian church we have doctrine, the teachings of God’s holy Word.
Take note that the Apostle Paul is speaking to Timothy. Notice that he says scripture is given by inspiration of God. Scripture is defined as a body of writings that are considered sacred and authoritative. Notice that the Apostle says the word (all). All scripture is given by the inspiration of God. Many people today who profess to be Christian actually deny certain parts of what the apostles taught. The truth of Christianity has not changed it’s the world’s acceptance of the truth that has changed.
The word (all) means everything. It is the whole entire and total amount. The things that we have contained in God’s holy Word has been given to us by the inspiration of God.
Can you imagine trying to make pancakes without flour? We need to have the proper ingredients to produce the things that we want. All scripture is given by the inspiration of God. When people decide to ignore divine scripture they are willfully choosing to leave the flour out of the pancake recipe. It’s not going to come out the same and that is exactly what is going on in the world today. It’s a Christianity without Christ.
Numerous people profess to be Christian and claim to walk in love while the truth is they do not love Jesus and the things that he taught.
Just like a school out society, the church is a place of learning and instruction. People go to a Vo-Tech to become a mechanic. Children go to school to learn the English language. We go to a church to learn the ways of Christ. We are learning how to become a Christian. We have a handbook that is placed before us.
When you went to school when you were young didn’t you have study materials? In school they give you books and things to learn from. The Bible is our handbook in the Christian church that shows us how to love God and others.
How can you learn anything without some kind of study book? How can you learn how to cook food when you take the recipe cards and throw them away? This is what many people are doing today in regards to the Christian faith. They are turning away from scripture, denying it and rejecting wholeheartedly the things that Jesus and his apostles taught.
Many people who profess to be Christians today are willfully leaving there books in their locker rather than studying the things that are taught in it. They don’t have a desire for spiritual knowledge but are more focused on things of this world. All scripture is given by the inspiration of God.
Inspiration is a Divine influence that is directly and immediately exerted upon the mind or soul of a person.
The teachings of scripture are profitable to each of us. They are beneficial and useful an advantageous. A doctrine is a set of beliefs. A belief is something that is believed or an opinion and a conviction. A belief is something that somebody holds to be true.
Each day people believe a map that leads them through uncharted territory. Christians are supposed to believe the map that God has given unto us.
The Apostle teaches that all scripture is profitable for doctrine, reproof correction and instruction in righteousness.
Have you ever had somebody disagree with something that you were doing? Have you ever sat in a class somewhere and the teacher expressed blame or disapproval because of your behavior? If you are reproved it is a negative comment.
Reproval can be a reprimand or even a rebuke but we must understand that they are to help us to become better.
Just like an Earthly dad may find fault with us, God corrects us in the scriptures to put us on the right path
Maybe you can remember as a child when people stuck their fingers in their ears because they wouldn’t listen to the reproofs of those who are in authority. Those things are going on today in modern-day Christianity.
As the Lord and the prophets taught, they have ears to hear but they will not listen. They choose not to accept correction of any kind. Scriptural teaching is there to lead us on the right path, but there are many people today who are completely turning away from it. The scriptures have been given to us for our correction.
Correction is the act of making something accurate or better. Correction is a change that fixes a mistake. It is something that changes from wrong to right or from abnormal to normal.
I guarantee you that the changes that God wants from us will result in a better person and a better life for us. When we choose to obey God it is the best path that we can take. I have always taught my family that if a dad truly loves you, he will correct you and point you in the right direction.
It is a fact that God loves us, cares for us and wants to save us. God knows what is best for each of us. He has given us scripture to guide us and lead us.
Each day when people drive down the highway in a car they have to correct the course in order to stay on their side of the highway. Children in school have to use a pencil eraser in order to correct the mistakes that they have made. God gives us His grace and mercy not only to correct the things that we have done wrong but to know the right path that we need to be on.
One of the main purposes of scripture is too correct us. It’s like a dad that we never had.
A correction is a change that rectifies an error that we have made.
I want you to think about a mission to the moon. Astronauts have to make corrections on their course. To do so they listen to people who guide their ship at NASA. To inherit eternal life we have to listen to the guidance of the teachings of Christ and the apostles.
People in today’s society are turning away from the truth of what the Bible teaches. We have a God who cares for us so very much but his love letters to this world are being unheeded. Like a dad who cares about you so very much who doesn’t want to see get hurt, but you completely ignore him. This has gone on since the beginning of time, but still God waits for us.
It is clear that God loves and cares for us, but we in our human nature rebel against his love and correction. It happens because of our own pride and arrogance. God gives us his word for instruction in righteousness. If you receive instruction it means that you have detailed information telling about how something should be done, operated or assembled. Instruction is an outline or a manual of technical procedures. God’s desire for us this is do what’s good and right. The scriptures are trying to teach us that very thing. In our human nature we fight against that.
Have you ever taken a can opener and opened up a can of really good food? Each of us need to open our hearts up to God. Just for today I want you to think about that. Think about opening up a can of your absolutely favorite food. And then I want you to think about opening up your heart to a God who loves you.
God wants to save us and forgive us but in order to do that we have to accept the truth. God’s word is truth. I guarantee without it you will miss the main ingredient.
Let’s think about those things for today and Lord willing we will talk to you some more tomorrow. Till then, bye-bye everybody.♥️
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