Day 352 - Romans 13 - Philemon

ONE-YEAR JOURNEY OF THE BIBLE
Day 352 - Romans 13 - Philemon (The Importance of Scriptures in our Salvation)
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"But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.  All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."  (2 Timothy 3:14-17)

At the time of the writing of the apostle Paul's second letter to his son in the faith, Timothy, he was at the end of his life while in prison awaiting his death.  As a loving father would do to his son, Paul admonished Timothy in many things among the most important of which is the place of Scriptures in the life of the believer in Christ, especially the man or woman of God.

Paul reminded Timothy of his privileged life in which from childhood, he has known the holy Scriptures from his mother Eunice and grandmother Lois (2 Timothy 1:5).  We must never underestimate the power of teaching children the Scriptures at a very early age.  Believing adults who have influence over children should take every opportunity to teach Children the truth of God's Word.

Paul tells Timothy that the Scriptures "are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus."  As Paul also wrote in his letter to the Romans, "so faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 1017)."  Since salvation can only come thru the hearing of the Scriptures and faith in the Christ of the Bible, it is therefore of utmost importance that you and I read and obey God's Word.

Paul went on to say to Timothy that not only is the holy Scripture essential for salvation, it is also "given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."  That Scripture are given by inspiration of God means that it is absolutely without error.

God has called every believer to glorify Him by doing the "good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them (Ephesians 2:10b)."  God has given us His Word, the Bible in order to accomplish those good works which He has prepared for us to do even before the foundation of the world so that we could not possibly take any credit for it.  To God be all the glory for all the great things He has done through those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him!