Once again, I am reminded of how these two Scriptures must
stay together in order to receive the greatest benefit from both:
“that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written,
that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another” (I
Corinthians 4:6).
“But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine” (Titus 2:1).
The Scriptures show us how to teach about things that are not
written in the ways that accord with the sound doctrine that is written.
In other words, we can teach about how to minister to drug
addictions, mental illness, the traumatization of abuse and terrorism, hearing
voices, and a whole host of contemporary problems and phenomena, things that
are not specifically mentioned in Scripture, while always teaching what accords
with what is mentioned in Scripture.
We do not need to be afraid of helping someone with something
we have never heard of because the breathed-out Scriptures have something in
them to teach, reprove, correct, and train in righteousness, so that every believer
in Jesus Christ can be thoroughly equipped for every good work, whether we be
the ones who are in the giving, or in the receiving of those good works (II
Timothy 3:16-17).
© 2014 Monte Vigh ~ Box 517,
Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8 ~ in2freedom@gmail.com
Unless otherwise noted,
Scriptures are from the English Standard Version (The Holy Bible, English
Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good
News Publishers.)
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