This week we begin worship with:
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
There is a blueprint for man. It is scripture.
Men and women are not born complete (or innocent for that matter). To take on their role, to execute their responsibility well, they need to be taught.
Scripture is the primary teacher. Those of us who write and speak would be nothing without it, like a guide without a compass or a map.
The two words here that describe the goal ("that the man of God may be") are:
The image here is of the soldier with their complete kit, skilled and ready for battle or of a plumber with their tools, certified and skilled in their use.That said, this is not training for a single career or a singular skill. Rather a (singular) man of God, when fully equipped, they are skilled in "every" good work! Scripture gives you the tools and the instructions necessary for the good work sovereignly placed in front of you each day.
I would advise daily study.
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