Stacking Logs (2 Timothy 3:10-17)
from Salem Presbyterian Church Hosted by Jameson Filston
Left to our own will, we run the Bible through the filter of our opinions and preferences. Paul says that way leads to a messy, tragic life of selfishness, and he offers one antidote. In 2 Timothy 3:10-17, God's Word instructs the wise, gives objective truth, and shows salvation. Austin Pfeiffer describes a life of stacking the logs of God's Word on our hearts to burn a steady, everlasting fire of faith. SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS Where might there be opportunities for us to take the "amazing opportunity" to look at God's Word before we appeal to our intuition and preferences? Paul describes people who are "lovers of self" yet appear godly while denying God's power. Where do you put your own opinions above Scripture? Paul says Scripture makes us "wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (v. 15). Where do you see Jesus in the hard or strange parts of the Bible?
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