I always think of the two books of Timothy like a father writing to a son and instructing him on the ways he ought to live his life. These verses are great, and they are ones that I often use with my students at youth group. If there is ever any question as to whether or not God's word is true, these verses help to answer that. It says that ALL scripture is God-breathed, meaning that nothing was written without God's divine inspiration. As I think I mentioned in an earlier post, people are constantly trying to find fault with God's word, but they will ultimately fail because God is perfect. And since it says that the scripture is God-breathed, that means the bible is perfect too. There is no need to change around words, no need to add or take away from the text. It's perfect just the way it is. As some people say, "It is what it is."
Paul says to Timothy here, that since the word of God is perfect, it is also useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that we are thoroughly equipped for every good work. But as I said before, the way to equip yourselves properly is to read the bible for yourself. Read it over and over, pray over it, and ask God to reveal his truths to you. The more you learn about scripture, the more you will know how to detect false prophets and how to rebuke, correct and/or train them. You can also use your scripture knowledge to teach those who know very little about it. Of course, very few of us will ever be bible scholars, but God doesn't want to hide his truth from us. The more we get into the word, the more we will learn and know. Then we can help others to learn and grow as well.
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