What did Paul mean when he told Timothy to study?
Paul meant that believers should become students of Scripture, learning how to study the Book rather than merely read it. Such study enables them to show themselves approved unto God and to rightly divide the Word of Truth. It is not reserved for the highly educated or theologians; God intends every person to comprehend His Word.
Les explains that Scripture is not gobbledygook; it is written by the hand of God so anybody can understand. He uses the example of one of the Reformers who wanted the printed Scriptures in the hands of every plowboy in England, the least educated part of society, proving that comprehension is not limited to the highly educated or those with great theological education. The Dark Ages came when the church pulled Scripture away from the common man and brought it into monasteries, thinking only monks and the educated could discern the Word of God. But God wants every believer to become a student and to study, not just read, learning how to study this Book. Les thinks this is what Paul meant when he wrote to Timothy: we are to study to show ourselves approved unto God, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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What did Paul mean when he wrote to Timothy about studying?
Paul, when he wrote to Timothy, meant that we are to study to show ourselves approved unto God, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.
What did Paul mean when he wrote to Timothy about study and the Word of Truth?
Paul meant, when he wrote to Timothy, that we are to study to show ourselves approved unto God and rightly divide the Word of Truth.