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Paul charges Timothy before God and Christ Jesus to preach the Word. This is not casual advice from an older preacher to a younger one. It is a solemn commission given in the presence of the living God, the risen Christ, the Judge of the living and the dead, and the King whose appearing and kingdom are coming. Timothy is not free to invent the message. He is charged to herald the Word God has already given. Over these past…

Everything breathes. Breath is essential to human life, and we rarely think about it until we struggle to find it. We breathe when we wake, walk, work, and sleep. Breath is a vital sign of life flowing within us. Paul reaches for that kind of language when he writes to Timothy: “All Scripture is breathed out by God” (2 Timothy 3:16). Scripture is not merely written. It is God-breathed. That one phrase tells us something profound about the nature of…

Paul reminded Timothy that from childhood he had been acquainted with “the sacred writings,” which are able to make one wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 3:15). What a beautiful phrase: sacred writings. The Bible is not merely an old religious book, a collection of moral lessons, or a record of ancient events. It is the holy Scripture, the very oracles of God, the full counsel of God preserved for His people. Through these writings, God…