Thirsting Souls Bible Teaching

(2Ti 4:1) “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; ….”  We know this is not referring to the Rapture. The rapture will occur in the blink of an eye (1 Cor 15:51-52; 1 Thess 4:16). When Jesus returns as King every eye shall see Him (his appearing). The quick are those who were made alive spiritually, the Born Again, having received Him during the Tribulation Period. The dead are the lost, still spiritually dead. By the way, the Rapture could occur at any moment. Are you sure you are alive spiritually? 

(2Ti 3:16) “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable…..(17)  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”   Since it is through the work of God’s Word in you that makes you “perfect” and your work right before God, then the amount of time in the Word affects the acceptability of those works. If out of 24 hours, you give the Word no time – poor the quality; 15 minutes – better (?); ½ hour, hour? By God’s standard, what is the quality of your work?

 (2Ti 3:16) “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable…..(17)  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”   Is a “man of God” referring only to those called by God to give their lives as ministers of the Gospel? That is how it is used in the Old Testament. But in the New Testament all the saved have been commissioned to give forth the gospel. Thus every saved man should be a “man of God” and every saved woman a “woman of God”.

(2Ti 3:16) “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable…..(17)  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”  The word “perfect” (complete) is used two ways in Scripture. 1. All the saved are perfect unto salvation, for they are in Christ Jesus (1 Cor 2:6; Phil 3:15). 2. In experience while we are in this sinful bodies, we seek to become perfect through learning (Scripture) and yielding to the Spirit of God (2 Cor 13:11; Phil 3:12).

(2Ti 3:16) “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:…”   We first see in this verse how this blessed gift of God’s very words are to reach man’s convicted soul bringing him back to His God (doctrine, reproof, correction). “Instruction in righteousness” speaks of the tutorage of that Word which we know is used by the Holy Spirit to teach us right thinking and the right path. I would say God very much cares about man and how he is to live before Him.

(2Ti 3:16)  “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,…..”  “Correction”: a straightening up again. Sin makes the soul stoop, weights it down and keeps one thinking skewed. The word of God lifts it up to a right place, so that we might once again walk with our God! The Word of God is the balm of Gilead, the medicine the soul requires. Did you spend time there yesterday? Will you spend time there today?

(2Ti 3:16) “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,….”  “Reproof”: it brings about “conviction” of sin. A true child of God seeks to live in such a way as to please He Who saved their soul. As they read their Bible they hold it up as a mirror to their life. They are open to the Spirit of God within them convicting them of their sin and thus confess and forsake it. Our righteous God then responds by forgiving that sin! Praise Him!

(2Ti 3:16)  “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,…”  “Doctrine”: the teachings of God. All of the life of man is to be built around his Creator, his God. Fallen man does the opposite – he makes himself the center of life. When saved, we are to reprogram our minds to think rightly and do rightly, building our entire life around God as our Lord. You cannot do that without spending much time daily in His Word the Bible.

(2Ti 3:16)  “All scripture is given by inspiration of God,….”  “Inspiration”: God breathed. The very Words of the Bible come from within the mind and heart of God – breathed – from His very being. When it says “all”, it means “every Word” making every single Word of such importance the Lord Jesus said, (Luk_4:4)  “And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”  No wonder it is a great sin for us to take away or add to His Words.

(2Ti 3:16)  “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:…..” “All Scripture”: it may be your heart has asked, “Is the New Testament included in this?” Peter included both what he had penned and what Paul had penned as “Scripture”, (2Pe 3:15) “And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; (16)  As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.”