Staying Faithful in an Unfaithful World “Fighting the Good Fight”
See: 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and 3:14-17
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- The idea of inspiration is that God used people to write the books of the Bible, but He was so involved in the process that they wrote_______________________________________.
2 Peter 1:20-21 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- “Cosmic Exception Clause” — Somehow you don’t have __________ what the Bible says to your life the way it says you should.
1 John 2:4-6 Whoever says, “I know Him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5 But if anyone obeys His word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in Him: 6 Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did.
- “Food Bar Approach” — You pick and choose what you’re going to put on your plate ______________________.
- The “Compromise Game” — You ______ what it clearly does; or you _______ that what it says has any authority over your life.
Hebrews 4:12-13 2 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.