INTRODUCTION: God's people are to be a people of the word (Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 2:16). The scriptures are the writings of God (Romans 15:4)
- Scripture is Provided by God (2 Timothy 3:16; James 1:17)
- Its Scope -- All
- Its Sense -- Is Given
- Its Spirit -- By Inspiration
- Scripture is Purified by God (2 Timothy 3:15 "the holy scriptures")
- Purified Seven Times (Psalms 12:6-7)
- Pure in Preservation (Psalms 12:6-7)
- Pure in Every Word (Proverbs 30:5-6)
- Scripture is to be Pursued by Man (2 Timothy 3:15)
- God Has Given Them (2 Timothy 3:16)
- We May Know Them (2 Timothy 3:15; 2 Timothy 2:15)
- Scripture Points the Way to Salvation (2 Timothy 3:15)
- Pointing to Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
- Pointing to Faith in Him (Romans 10:17)
- Scripture Profits the Student of its Pages (2 Timothy 3:16)
- Doctrine (1 Timothy 4:15-16)
- Reproof
- Correction
- Instruction in Righteousness
- Scripture Perfects the Servant of the Lord (2 Timothy 3:17)
- This Perfection is a Process (Philippians 3:10-14)
- This Perfection is a Possibility (Philippians 3:15)
- Scripture Produces Fruit in the Saint (2 Timothy 3:17)
- It Fills "thoroughly" (Colossians 3:16)
- It Furnishes "furnished" (Titus 1:9)
- It Finishes "all good works" (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
CONCLUSION: To know God, His way, and His will, we must know His Book.
