2 Timothy 3:16

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

a. NLT: All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. NIV: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,  [THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.]

c. Young’s Literal Translation: every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness, [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Amplified Bible: Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action), [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation] 

e. Worrell Translation: Every Scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; [Copyright 1904 by A.S. Worrell. Copyright assigned to the Assemblies of God, Springfield, MO. This edition was published 1980 by the Gospel Publishing House, Springfield, MO 65802. Printed in the U.S.A.]

1. “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God…”

a. All [Strong: 3956 pâs, pas; including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:—all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), × daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.]

b. Scripture [Strong: 1124 * graphḗ, graf-ay'; from G1125; a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it):—scripture.]

b. [is given by] inspiration [Strong: 2315 * theópneustos, theh-op'-nyoo-stos; from G2316 and a presumed derivative of G4154; divinely breathed in:—given by inspiration of God.] 

[Zodhiates: theopneustos; Theo-God; pneu-to breathe; God breathed;  Prompted by God, divinely inspired, occurs only once in the N.T.,  in 2 Timothy 3:16.]

1). Some scholars, because of the similarity of the words, believe when God created Adam and breathed into him the breath of life, that He also breathed into him the word of God. I can see the similarity in the words but I do not share that belief.

a). Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

2). If that were the case, that when God breathed into Adam the word of God as well as the breath of life, why did God have to give Adam the command of not eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

3). The Scriptures themselves teach that they are the inspiration of God.

a). 2 Peter 1:19-21 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:

1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation.

1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

4). These verses establish the Biblical principle that the Scriptures carry more authority than dreams, visions, and prophecies or any so called spiritual experience. Peter’s statement concerning the “more sure word” of Scripture was said immediately after Peter recounted of one of the greatest visions a person could experience, the transfiguration of Jesus Christ.

a). 2 Peter 1:16-18 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

5). The clear lesson in this must be that the Scriptures are the final authority, especially when it comes to spiritual experiences. I don’t care what my Grandma saw or what my Uncle experienced in a dream, if it doesn’t line up with the Scriptures, I disregard it. Period! The weight of this principle is shown by the fact that the vision Peter wrote about was experienced by not only himself but also James and John and is recorded in three of the Gospels, Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-8, and Luke 9:28-36.    

6). In the Old Testament there are 600 times that the phrase “Thus saith the Lord” is found. It is found in Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, I & II Samuel, I & II Kings, I & II Chronicles, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi. In Leviticus the phrase, “And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying” is used. In Deuteronomy the phrase, “The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb saying,” is used.

7). Paul knew that his writings were the commandments of the Lord and he commanded his letters to be read by every believer.

a). 1 Corinthians 14:37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

b). 1 Thessalonians 5:27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

8). The Apostle Peter recognized Paul’s epistles are Scripture.

a). 2 Peter 3:15, 16 And account that the long suffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some thing hard to be understood, which they  that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction.

9). Paul quotes Luke as Scripture along with Deuteronomy.

a). 1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

b). The phrase, “The labourer is worthy of his reward”, is a quote from Luke 10:7.

2. “…and is profitable for doctrine…”

a. and [Strong: 2532 kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

b. [is] profitable [Strong: 5624 * ōphélimos, o-fel'-ee-mos; from a form of G3786; helpful or serviceable, i.e. advantageous:—profit(-able).] [Zodhiates: Helpful, profitable, useful.] [D.C.: It is not referring to money.]

c. for [Strong: 4314 prós, pros; a strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):—about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, ([where-]) by, for, × at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), + together, to ([you]) -ward, unto, with (-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.]

d. doctrine [Strong: 1319 * didaskalía, did-as-kal-ee'-ah; from G1320; instruction (the function or the information):—doctrine, learning, teaching.] [Zodhiates: Teaching or instruction as spoken of…The act or manner of teaching…with the meaning of warning.]

1). 1 Timothy 1:8-11 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, manslayers,

1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

1:11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

2). Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because they have no light in them.

3). Romans 3:1-4 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

c. The attitude of believers toward the Scriptures.

1). Psalm 119:128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right;  and I hate every false way.

3. “…for reproof…”

a. for [Strong: 4314 prós, pros; a strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):—about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, ([where-]) by, for, × at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), + together, to ([you]) -ward, unto, with (-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.]

b. reproof [Strong: 1650 * élenchos, el'-eng-khos; from G1651; proof, conviction:—evidence, reproof.] [Zodhiates: Conviction. Metonymically, meaning certain persuasion.]

 

1). Proverbs 6:23 “For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.”

2). Proverbs 10:17 “He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.”

3). Proverbs 13:18 “…but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.”

4. “…for correction…”

a. for [Strong: 4314 prós, pros; a strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):—about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, ([where-]) by, for, × at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), + together, to ([you]) -ward, unto, with (-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.]

b. correction [Strong: 1882 epanórthōsis, ep-an-or'-tho-sis; from a compound of G1909 and G461; a straightening up again, i.e. (figuratively) rectification (reformation):—correction.]  [Zodhiates: Correction, setting up straight again.]

1). Proverbs 3:11, 12 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of  his correction:

3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

5. “…for instruction in righteousness:”

a. for [Strong: 4314 prós, pros; a strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):—about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, ([where-]) by, for, × at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), + together, to ([you]) -ward, unto, with (-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.]

b. instruction [Strong: 3809 * paideía, pahee-di'-ah; from G3811; tutorage, i.e. education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction:—chastening, chastisement, instruction, nurture.] [Zodhiates: Originally instruction of children. It evolved to mean chastening because all effectual instruction for the sinful children of men includes and implies chastening, correction.]

1). Proverbs 4:13 “Take hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.”

2).Proverbs 19:27 “Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.”

c. in [Strong: 1722 en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.]

d. righteousness [Strong: dikaiosýnē, dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay; from G1342; equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification:—righteousness.]

1). Institute of Creation Research Daily Devotional 7/29/11 Among the many evidences for verbal inspiration, both within and without Scripture, is the frequent interchange of God recognized as the author of a particular passage with the human author who actually penned it. This can be true only if the very words recorded by the various authors are "God breathed" (the meaning of "inspiration"). For example, the early Christians exclaimed, "Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?" (Acts 4:24-25), thereby recognizing that God spoke through David, who wrote God's words in Psalm 2:1-2.  Likewise, Paul, in his masterful dissertation on God's sovereignty, claimed "the scripture saith unto Pharaoh" (Romans 9:17) that which God Himself had spoken unto Moses (Exodus 9:13). In other words, what Scripture says, God says.  Even Christ Jesus, who Himself had written with His finger "honour thy father and thy mother" (Exodus 20:12) on tables of stone, personally ascribed the authorship of the passage to Moses (Mark 7:10). Evidently to Christ, there was no difference. That which Moses had written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and in this case what he had copied from the stone tablet, was fully the Word of God.  We can be sure that what Scripture says, God says. "That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works" (2 Timothy 3:17). We can trust our lives on earth, our view of history, and our eternal destiny to what is written on the pages of Scripture. JDM

2). ICR Days of Praise; 1/24/2022: Concerning Scripture, Christ taught that every "jot and tittle" (i.e., even portions of letters, not to mention words and phrases) was inspired and would last forever. In many portions of Scripture, the teaching rests on a seemingly rather insignificant component of a word or phrase. For example, consider the phrase "yet once more" in Hebrews 12:26, quoting Haggai 2:6. We see, in verse 27, that the argument requiring a coming judgment on all of creation hinges on it pointing back to a similar judgment in the past. Similarly, in Galatians 4:9, we see Paul couching his comments to the Galatian believers, who had returned to a legalistic system, in a question which turned on the active voice of a verb rather than passive. We have not only "known God," but "are known of God."  In John 8:58, a clever use of verb tense was made: "Before Abraham was, I am," thereby assert ing Christ's deity. Note also in John 10:34-36 how Christ cleverly used the mood of a verb while quoting from Psalm 82:6 in order to defuse the charge of blasphemy leveled against Him. Paul's argument in Galatians 3:16 (based on a quotation from Genesis 22:17-18) shows how even the singular or plural form of a word is equally inspired. Consider Christ's answer to the Sadducees who denied personal resurrection when He said, "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living" (Matthew 22:32). Christ is their God, not simply was. "And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine" (v. 33). "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable." Let us handle Scripture with the same care and love it with the same fervency as did Christ and the apostles. JDM

Additional Notes On The Inspiration Of Scripture

All the notes in this study were taken from the book, Many Infallible Proofs by Henry M. Morris. 

1. Claims of the writers

a. In the Old Testament the writers claimed to have written the words of God. An approximate figure from the Old Testament alone is 2,600 claims of inspiration. Some Examples:

1). Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

2). 1 Kings 12:24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

3). Isaiah 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

4). Jeremiah 26:18 Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

b. These claims are not found in every book of the Old Testament, for Esther has no mention of any claim of divine inspiration. Nevertheless they were accepted by the people of Israel as equal in divine inspiration and authority.

c. The New Testament writings were claimed by the Apostles as inspired by God and accepted by the early church as divinely inspired by God.

1). Galatians 1:11, 12 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

2). 1 Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

3). 1 Thessalonians 2:13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

4). 1 Corinthians 14:37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

5). Ephesians 3:4, 5 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

3:5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

d. The canon of Scripture closes with a warning upon those who would take away or add to the words of God.

1). Revelation 22:18, 19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

2. The Old Testament in the New

a. There are over 320 quotations from the Old Testament in the New Testament, as well as over 1000 clear references to the Old Testament. In the context it indicates the belief of the writer or speaker that he was referring to the words of God.

1). Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. [From Deuteronomy 8:3]

2). Matthew 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. [From Deuteronomy 19:15]

3). Romans 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. [From Exodus 33:19]

4). Revelation 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. [From Isaiah 60:20, 21]

b. The first 11 chapters of Genesis (Creation thru the Tower of Babel), is the most criticized of the Old Testament by liberals. Yet there are more than 80 quotes or clear allusions to this section in the New Testament. Every one of the N.T. writers refers at least once in his writings to something recorded in Genesis 1 thru Genesis 11.

1). Noah’s flood, 2 Peter 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

2). Creation of Man, 1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

3). Enoch, Jude 14, 15 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

c. The Apostles also accepted other parts of the New Testament as divinely inspired. 

1). In 1 Timothy 5:18 Paul quotes both Testaments as Scripture.

a). 1 Timothy 5:18 For the scripture saith, thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

(1) Deuteronomy 25:4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

(2) Luke 10:7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

2). Peter compares the writings of Paul to “the other Scriptures”, thus placing them on the same level.

a). 2 Peter 3:15, 16 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;

3:16 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.

3). Peter also places his own writings and the writings of the other Apostles on the same level as the writings of the prophets.

a). 2 Peter 3:1, 2 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

3:2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

4). In Jude 17, 18 Jude quotes 2 Peter 3:3.

a). Jude 17, 18 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

b). 2 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

3. The Testimony of Jesus Christ

a. As God manifested in the flesh there is no doubt that Jesus knew and understood the nature of Scripture.

1). John 5:46, 47 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.

5:47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

b. Jesus believed and cited passages of Scripture which might seem particularly difficult for the natural man to believe.

1). He quoted the supposedly contradictory accounts [liberal and apostate viewpoint] of man’s creation in the same passage.

a). Matthew 19:4-6 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

2). He believed and quoted about Noah’s flood.

a). Luke 17:26, 27 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

b). Matthew 24:37-39 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

3). He believed and quoted passages about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

a). Luke 17:28, 29 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

4). Jonah and the whale.

a). Matthew 12:39-41  But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

12:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

5). He believed and accepted the prophecies of Daniel as true prophecies not yet fulfilled.

a). Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

6). Jesus believed and taught that Isaiah was the author of both parts of the book bearing his name. Isaiah is divided into two sections, 39 chapters in the first section and 27 in the second, corresponding to the 39 books of the Old Testament and 27 of the New Testament. Liberal, apostate Christianity believe there are three sections of Isaiah and that Isaiah only wrote a portion of the book.

a). Mark 4:11, 12 [Quoted from Isaiah 6:9, 10] And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

b). Luke 4:16-21 [Quoted from Isaiah 61:1, 2]And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

4:21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

7). He believed Moses to be the author of the Pentateuch.

a). Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

b). John 5:46, 47 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.

5:47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

8). He accepted the writings of Moses and referred to some of the miracles.

a). The burning bush.

(1)  Luke 20:37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

b). The giving of manna.

(1) John 6:31, 32 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

c). The brazen serpent.

(1) John 3:14, 15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

9). Jesus condemned his contemporaries nowhere more harshly then when they had rejected or corrupted Scripture.

a). Matthew 15:1-9  Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

b). John 5:42-47 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

5:44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.

5:47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

10). Probably the most important passage of all regarding the reliability of the Old Testament Scriptures is how Jesus responded to two of his disciples after his resurrection for their doubt. He called them fools. Likewise if we as professing believers doubt or write off God’s word we are fools.

a). Luke 24:25-27 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

24:26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

4. The nature of Scripture

a. Inadequate theories of inspiration

1). Naturalist Theory: Inspired only in the sense that great writers and artists are inspired.

2). Partial Theory: Only parts are inspired while other parts are not; matters of history and science are not inspired whereas spiritual and devotional passages are inspired.

3). Dynamic Theory: Holds that the thoughts are inspired but not the words.

4). Encounter theory: Holds that the Bible is a vehicle of revelation but is not itself a divine revelation. It becomes inspired when and only when it inspires the reader…A passage which thus may be inspired so far as one reader is concerned, may be utterly uninspired to others.

b. Each of the above theories make man the judge of Scripture. Anyone who approaches the Bible with one of the above theories is himself usurping the place of God. The proper godly attitude toward Scripture is shown in the following two passages.

1). Romans 3:3, 4 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

2). Psalm 119:128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

c. In 2 Timothy 3:16 all four erroneous theories are dealt with. 

1). 2 Timothy 3:16 All [refuting the partial theory] scripture [the writings, refuting the dynamic theory] is given by inspiration of God, [refuting the naturalistic theory] and is profitable [refuting the encounter theory] for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

d. Plenary Verbal Inspiration: The proper and godly view of Scripture, holds that the Bible is completely and literally inspired, altogether free from error and conveying exactly what God wished to say to man.

e. Jesus believed in plenary verbal inspiration. In Matthew 4:4 Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3 when he rebuked Satan.

1). Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

2). Deuteronomy 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.