Covenant Reformed News – January 2003, Volume IX, Issue 9
This article from Covenant Reformed News expounds on 2 Timothy 3:16 to explain the proper use and profit of Scripture in the Christian life. It emphasizes that the Bible's primary purpose is to teach doctrine about God, reprove sin, correct behavior, and instruct believers in righteousness—not to serve as a code for predicting future events or making personal decisions, nor merely to provide emotional comfort. The author grounds this practical application in Reformed theology, referencing the Westminster Shorter Catechism's teaching that we glorify God by knowing Him and living according to His revealed Word.
God-Breathed Scripture (3) Since, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God [literally, God-breathed],” it is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (II Tim. 3:16). The infinitely wise God did not breathe forth a Word of little use or value; He breathed forth the most eminently useful and profitable book ever produced. Some recognize the profit of the Scriptures but they use them the wrong way. They think that the Bible’s profit consists in...