"All Scripture Is Given By Inspiration Of God"??.......

[Tim Myers]

Here is a question that I have wondered about for many years.........

When the author of the book of 2 Timothy wrote:

"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 perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."

in 2 Timothy 3:16+17, did he consider what he was writing to be Scripture??

Did the writer see himself as actually writing "holy scripture" or was he referring to the scriptures of what we now refer to as the "Old Testament"??

 

[Bear.Fr00t]

Old Testament, although we can now apply that verse to the NT as well since we consider the NT to be inspired scripture.

 

[ebia]

Roughly what Bear.Fr00t said. Paul (or whoever) would have in mind the Hebrew Scriptures, but since its a statement about the purpose and nature of scripture itself then it applies to anything that is Scripture (TM).

 

[visionary]

Think about this way.. the writer may not realize just how many people are effected and considered his words inspired.. but the writer was thinking about OT when he wrote it...

 

[singpeace]

I agree.

 

[privatepop]

in 2 Timothy 3:16+17, did he consider what he was writing to be Scripture??

God gives the example of how he wrote the Bible, from Jeremiah 36

[1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2] Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

 

[zairsmith]

I think the author did refer to OT authors because it would be pretty boastful to suggest that of himself he brought forth holy scripture and one of the requirements of following God is to be humble

 

[ebia]

I think the author did refer to OT authors because it would be pretty boastful to suggest that of himself he brought forth holy scripture and one of the requirements of following God is to be humble[/QUOTE