GOD Gets the Final Word
Adapted from Daniel Moss’s book work · Scripture readings: KJV ·
The question gets personal when I come to a passage I wish said something different. Who gets the final word then? I believe GOD has spoken, and I am willing to be corrected by what He has said. That conviction applies to this study too.
What Paul wanted Timothy to know
Paul reminds Timothy of the Scriptures he knew from childhood. He gives their purpose before he describes their usefulness. They make a person wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Then he says all Scripture is given by inspiration of GOD and equips His servant for good works. The authority comes from the One who gave it. The correction is part of His kindness.
Jesus tells His hearers that the Scriptures bear witness to Him, then tells them they are unwilling to come to Him for life. I can learn verses and win an argument while resisting the Lord the verses point me to. Read the passage and ask what coming to Christ would mean here.
How do we know which books belong?
The question about which books belong in the Bible is a fair one. Paul's words about inspiration tell us why Scripture has authority. They do not list its books. Peter refers to Paul's letters alongside the other Scriptures. That gives us an early example of recognition within the New Testament itself, though it does not settle every question about the collection.
Christians can learn from the records of how churches received, read, and tested the books handed down to them. The question of how a book was recognized matters. So does the question of where its authority comes from. I trust Scripture because GOD speaks through it, and I take the evidence about which writings the churches received seriously enough to examine it.
Let the Word correct you
Take one belief you have inherited or one passage you find hard. Read the paragraph around it, then the chapter. Ask who is speaking, to whom, and why. Hear the strongest biblical reason someone understands it differently. If the Word corrects you, receive that correction and put it into practice.
Begin with Luke 24. The risen Jesus opens the Scriptures to His disciples and shows them why He suffered and rose and why repentance and remission of sins must be preached in His name. The final word belongs to GOD, and here is what He tells sinners to hear.
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