Friday, June 20, 2014

Day 355 - God-breathed

Reading:  2 Timothy 1-4

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.  2 Timothy 3:16,17

Footnote:  The Bible is not a collection of stories, fables, myths, or merely human ideas about God.  It is not a human book.  Through the Holy Spirit, God revealed his person and plan to certain believers, who wrote down his message for his people.  This process is known as inspiration.  The writers wrote from their own personal, historical, and cultural contexts.  Although they used their own minds, talents, language, and style, they wrote what God wanted them to write.  Scripture is completely trustworthy because God was in control of its writing.  Its words are entirely authoritative for our faith and lives.  The Bible is "God-breathed."  Read it and use its teachings to guide your conduct.

The whole Bible is God's inspired Word.  Because it is inspired and trustworthy, we should read it and apply it to our lives.  The Bible is our standard for testing everything else that claims to be true.  It is our safeguard against false teaching and our source of guidance for how we should live.  It is our only source of knowledge about how we can be saved.  God wants to show you what is true and equip you to live for him.  How much time do you spend in God's Word?  Read it regularly to discover God's truth and to become confident in your life and faith.  Develop a plan for reading the whole Bible, not just the familiar passages.

The Bible Challenge has allowed us to do just that!  We had a plan, we've almost read the WHOLE Bible (just 10 more days!), we've spent time in God's Word this year and discovered so many of His truths!  Well done!

Keep reading -- 10 days left!

All footnotes taken from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV

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