2nd Thessalonians 3:10-12
“If a man will not work, he shall not eat”
We hear that some among you are idle.
They are not busy – they are busy-bodies.
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ
to settle down and earn the bread they eat.
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Discussion: Reflecting back on Ephesians 2:10 … “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (See blog post for Ephesians 2:8,9,10) …
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All scripture is breathed out of God
and profitable for teaching, for reproof
for correction, for training in righteousness
that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
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Application: I believe this to be true – that the Bible is inspired by the very breath of God.
Although our ultimate right-ness before God is through the good work of Jesus … the Scripture/Bible continues this process by training us toward righteousness and gearing us up for further good works.
How do we know if our ideas about God are good and true? The Bible is able to provide us with teaching/reproof/correction from the very breath of God.
Sing the Bible 