2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NLT)
16 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. 17 God uses
it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
It is a divine revelation, which we may depend upon as
infallibly true. The same Spirit that breathed reason into us breathes
revelation among us: For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man,
but holy men spoke as they were moved or carried forth by the Holy Ghost, 2 Pt.
1:21. The prophets and apostles did not speak from themselves, but what they
received of the Lord that they delivered unto us.
It is profitable to us for all the purposes of the
Christian life, for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness. It answers all the ends of divine revelation. It instructs us in
that which is true, reproves us for that which is amiss, directs us in that
which is good. It is of use to all, for we all need to be instructed,
corrected, and reproved: it is of special use to ministers, who are to give instruction,
correction, and reproof; and whence can they fetch it better than from the
scripture? [Matthew Henry Commentary]
Ever hear about the dihydrogen monoxide hoax? It's been
around for a while, but it got a lot of media attention in 1997 when a
14-year-old student named Nathan Zohner circulated a petition to ban the
substance as part of a high school science fair. According to Zohner,
dihydrogen monoxide "may cause severe burns, accelerates the corrosion and
rusting of many metals, and has been found in the excised tumors of terminal
cancer patients." Despite these risks, he further noted, the nefarious
chemical is often used "as an industrial solvent and coolant, in the
production of Styrofoam, and as a fire retardant."
By now some of you have figured out that dihydrogen monoxide
is the technical name for H2O, also known as water.
Nathan Zohner's story is a humorous one, but it
illustrates an important truth: it's possible for us as human beings to develop
a lot of misconceptions—even a dangerous familiarity—about something with which
we are intimately connected. [Sam O'Neal, "What the Bible Says About
God," in the introduction to the Building Small Groups newsletter.]
God grants us wisdom through His word that we would know
what is true and help us realize what is wrong in our lives. God word corrects
us and teaches us what is right so He can equip us to do every good work. It is
through wise that we understand the details of life around us.
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