Scriptures Equip Disciples for Good Work

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All Glory and Honor

The Risen Lord Appears

2 Timothy 3:14-17 The Message

14-17 But don’t let it faze you. Stick with what you learned and believed, sure of the integrity of your teachers—why, you took in the sacred Scriptures with your mother’s milk! There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.

For Reflection

We all have a judgment to make. Since the Christ Event, the Christian religion has grown into a variety of forms and styles as was predicted by the early variations of understanding Christianity. Each of us has a responsibility to become as authenticly Christian as we can manage. That means that, with exposure to so many variations of the Christian religion, we have to shoulder the responsibility of judging the authenticity of what and whom we follow.

It is vitally important that Christians look to the scriptures and the life of Christ for the standards by which we are faithful to the meaning of the Christ Event. Look to the fruits of our teachers and leaders. Are the outcomes of their ministry love, peace, distributive justice, non-violence, forgiveness, hospitality, humility, and the sacrifice of self for the greater good that Christ has shown? 

Pray

Pray for those whose ignorance or misrepresentation of the Gospels leads people away from the essence of God.  Pray for those who are misdirected by false prophets.  Pray that you will study the scriptures and see the authentic path God wills for each of us.

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