In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 it says, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”
We’ll start with looking at the word “all”. All means “the whole quantity”. So when it says all scripture, it means every word. Inspiration of God, according to my King James Study Bible, means “God-breathed”. God breathed the words of Scripture through the men that wrote the Bible.
Something that our Sunday School teacher asked us was, “Did God inspire every single word, or did they just kind of write what they felt sort of thing?” He wanted us to convince him of our answer, so back to the Bible we go.
The next phrase in 2 Timothy 3:16 is, “...[Scripture] is profitable for doctrine...” If the Scripture is profitable for doctrine, that means it tells us what to believe. Profitable is to be of service or advantage. So we have the advantage of knowing what to believe. Now, if the men who wrote the Bible just wrote about what they thought would save me, should I believe them? Now if God inspired each and every word of the Bible, that is more comforting, knowing that God was the author of the Bible.
So we have covered the beginning of 2 Timothy 3:16, tomorrow we will finish the verse and look into verse 17 as well.
Thanks for reading!
-Emily
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