Les Feldick Bible Study

What is all Scripture profitable for?

According to 2 Timothy 3, all Scripture is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, and for correction. It is given by inspiration of God. Correction addresses someone who gets off course, akin to constantly correcting a rocket's trajectory so it does not miss its target.

Les teaches that 2 Timothy 3 declares all Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, and for correction. He explains that correction is for someone who gets off course. Drawing an illustration from the moon missions, he notes that rockets had to constantly correct their trajectory because being off by a fraction of a degree over tremendous distances would cause them to miss the moon by who knows how much. Scripture must do the same.

2 Timothy 3:16

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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What does 'profitable for doctrine' in 2 Timothy 3:16 refer to?

In 2 Timothy 3:16, the word 'doctrine' refers to Romans, which is the book that is profitable for doctrine.