II Timothy 3:10-4-5

Scripture and the Church THREE TRENDS IN SCRIPTURE INTERPRETATION: Sola Scriptura Sola Ecclesia Solo Scriptura

4. It is useful/profitable for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. 3:16b 5.It equips for service 3:17 6.It is to be preached/proclaimed 4:2 7.It will generate opposition4:3

Deuteronomy 31: Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. 13 Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

Scripture is … Meant to be Read Meant to be Read Meant to be Heard Meant to be Heard Meant to Inform Meant to Inform Meant to Inspire Meant to Inspire Meant to be Shared Meant to be Shared

Westminster Confession “The whole counsel of God, concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from the scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit or traditions of men.”

Hindrances to Hearing:

1) Scripture is its own best interpreter 2) Read the Bible Literally (the words matter -Historical, cultural, literary, grammatical context matter) 3) Read difficult passages in light of clear 4) Read the Bible personally 5) Read the Bible transformationally

Listen to It Listen to It Read It Read It Study It Study It Obey It Obey It

ILLUSTRATION OF DEPTH