Know the Holy Scriptures

By Pastor David Reagan

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INTRODUCTION: God's people are to be a people of the word (Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 2:16). The scriptures are the writings of God (Romans 15:4)

Scripture is Provided by God (v. 16; James 1:17)
1. Its Scope -- All
2. Its Sense -- Is Given
3. Its Spirit -- By Inspiration
Scripture is Purified by God (v. 15 "the holy scriptures")
1. Purified Seven Times (Psalms 12:6-7)
2. Pure in Preservation (Psalms 12:6-7)
3. Pure in Every Word (Proverbs 30:5-6)
Scripture is to be Pursued by Man (v. 15)
1. God Has Given Them (v. 16)
2. We May Know Them (v. 15; 2 Timothy 2:15)
Scripture Points the Way to Salvation (v. 15)
1. Pointing to Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
2. Pointing to Faith in Him (Romans 10:17)
Scripture Profits the Student of its Pages (v. 16)
1. Doctrine (1 Timothy 4:15-16)
2. Reproof
3. Correction
4. Instruction in Righteousness
Scripture Perfects the Servant of the Lord (v. 17)
1. This Perfection is a Process (Philippians 3:10-14)
2. This Perfection is a Possibility (Philippians 3:15)
Scripture Produces Fruit in the Saint (v. 17)
1. It Fills "thoroughly" (Colossians 3:16)
2. It Furnishes "furnished" (Titus 1:9)
3. It Finishes "all good works" (1 Thessalonians 2:13)

CONCLUSION: To know God, His way, and His will, we must know His Book.

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