The Bible Only (3)

The Bible Only (3)
Tim Haile, for the Parkway church of Christ

What was known as “the restoration plea” was a good plea: Let is speak where the Bible speaks, and let us be silent where the Bible is silent. Let us call Bible things by Bible names, and let us do Bible things in Bible ways.” This is a good rule, for it is the rule of Scripture.

In his second letter to Timothy, the apostle Paul established this rule (2 Timothy 3:16, 17). He described the Scriptures as being inspired of God and all sufficient. Paul said to Timothy, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” The Bible contains all of the information necessary to equip people to be what God wants them to be and to do what God wants them to do. Most importantly, the Scriptures contain all of the necessary information to save the souls of men and women and to get them to heaven.

The all sufficiency of the Scriptures is emphasized by the four purposes that Paul cited:

1. “Teaching” – The Scriptures provide information in the form of facts that must be believed and commands that must be obeyed. They provide us with a God-given standard of conduct.

2. “Reproof” – What good would it do for people to have access to information that can change their lives, but not be affected by that information? God’s word reproves. That is, it shows us how and where we are wrong.

3. “Correction” – But what good would it do for people to be told where they are wrong, but not be told how to correct those wrongs? Hence, the Scriptures serve the purpose of correcting us when we are wrong.

4. “Training in Righteousness” – After being instructed, reproved and corrected, one would not want to slip back into a life of sin. Hence, the Scriptures are given to train us in right living.

Conclusion: The Scriptures supply us with all that we need to be saved.

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