The Indispensability of Scripture in the Life of the Believer – Part 4 -- 2 Timothy 3:16a

Let’s continue our examination of the importance of Scripture in the life of the believer— Committing to Scripture Alone in this 4th lesson in what has become a series where we are addressing the essential preeminence of Scripture in the life of the believer. We know that too often, when we find a place of comfort or normalcy, we also become complacent, forgetful, and even careless and conceited. And sadly, as believers in Christ, we lose our way, even forgetting the very power and impact the Scriptures have had in our lives. Let's consider this question here— If the Scriptures are not the final, infallible Word of God, if some group or organization declared itself the final curator of what is God-breathed truth and what is not, what would be our basis for practicing the Christ life? Would faith in the person of Jesus Christ be the same? Or would it have evolved to include hundreds of add-ons? Without Scripture, indeed, this, and many other things would happen that would totally destroy the gospel message, which is why the Word of God is always under attack. Thankfully, as followers of Christ, we have access to the Word and the ability to understand it. In this lesson, we are going to set the stage for understanding Paul's instructions to Timothy about how God’s Word is specifically “profitable” in the life of the beleiver.