Train Up || 2 Timothy 3:16 (Part 4) || Mid-Week Midrash #32

“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” – 2 Timothy 3:16

Last week, we talked about the sensitivities of using scripture to rebuke and correct. Today, I want to talk about using scripture to train in righteousness. Before we dive into things, we need to know what righteousness is. Righteousness is “the quality of being morally right or justifiable.” It means to act with reasonable moral and proper justifications. Paul wants Timothy to train in this because Timothy is becoming the church pastor in Ephesus. Biblical leaders were encouraged to read their Bibles from beginning to end and meditate on God’s word. Meditating on God’s word was a practice that comes back to the days of Joshua. Being “right” is challenging from a human perspective because what is right to me may not be suitable for you. However, if we’re both basing what we know is “right” on the same foundation, we cannot argue. Trying to understand the true meaning behind the scripture takes decades for scholars and theologians to grasp what the Bible says because there can be so many layers to it. However, in the end, we see God’s influence shared throughout.