2 Timothy 3:10-17

2 Timothy 3:10-17
¹⁰ You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, ¹¹ persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. ¹² In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, ¹³ while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

I will be persecuted if I live a Godly life. Am I ready?

¹⁴ But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, ¹⁵ and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

My parents were far from perfect, but they were Godly people who brought me to church under the instruction of Godly leaders.  I grew up in the Christian life.  Recently I spoke with some guys from TEEN CHALLENGE about the things God saved me from instead of out of .  

Only the Holy Scriptures can make me wise.

  ¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

God wrote the Bible through men.  It's not worldly wisdom.  If you or I reject any part we are rejecting God, not man.  Only through His word can we be equipped to accomplish the task he has for us.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.