October 26, 2025

Doctrine of the Holy Bible #

Introduction

Last week we noted that the church is responsible for doctrinal purity.

1 Timothy 3:15 — But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

We noted in 1 Timothy 4, there is 1. Bad Doctrine, 2. Good Doctrine, Then we must 3. Attend to doctrine (take responsibility to teach) and 4. Continue in Doctrine, not change, not be swayed.

1. The Scripture, 2. The Godhead (Trinity), 3. Jesus Christ, 4. The Holy Spirit, 5. Sin, 6. Salvation, 7. The Church, 8. Baptism, 9. The Lord’s Supper, 10. End Times, Dangerous modern movements - 11. NEO-Orthodoxy, 12. Neo-Evangelicalism, 13. Ecumenical Movement, 14. Tongues, Recovering Fundamentalism, Calvanism.

There are similarities in the passages we are looking at, last week emphasizing doctrine, the Bible says, “in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils…” (1 Tim 4:1) We find a similar truth in our text here: “in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves….” (2 Tim 3:1). There is a war being waged on core fundamental doctrinal truths. That is why we must look at them and be “put in remembrance of these things…. nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine…” (1 Tim 4:6)

The first and most fundamental or foundational truth of the doctrines is the Word of God!

Doctrinal Statement: The Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testament only, is the verbal plenary inspired Word of God. The King James Bible is the preserved Word of God for the English speaking people. It is the sole authority on matters of faith and practice.

2 Tim 3:1-7 – Education about Corrupt Times 1* 2 Tim 3:8-13 – Education about Corrupt Men 8*, 13* 2 Tim 3:14-17 – Education about an Incorruptible Book!

2 Timothy 3:14-17

I. A Holy Book (15) #

A. Sacred – godly #

i. Pure #

Proverbs 30:5–6 —5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. ◦ The most holy possession we have, is the Bible.
◦ Nothing in our life compares to the HOLINESS of God’s Holy Bible! ◦ It is the highest, single most important thing we have!

ii. Perfect – free from error or defect. #

Psalm 12:6 — The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. ◦ God makes no mistakes… He didn’t make a mistake when he breathed his book into the heart and mind of man to be written down for us!

iii. Preserved! – God’s holiness is not marred later! #

B. Saving (15b) #

“which are able to make thee wise unto salvation”

i. Preached! #

Romans 10:14–15 —14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

ii. Power to transform! #

Psalm 19:7 —7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. ◦ The Word of God makes us better!

II. A Heavenly Book (16) #

A. Inspired #

i. God breathed #

• Verbal-plenary – every word is God given!
• If I have a wind instrument (flute, trumpet, Clarinet, trombone etc) it may look pretty, but absolutely nothing comes of it, until the musician breathes through it! The sound that comes out is the musicians… but the unique shape of the instrument makes a unique sound, but the melody is unchanged!
    ◦ The messenger has variance, the message is exactly what God wants it to be!

ii. God used over 40 human instruments over the course of 1500 years #

    1. Moses – Born to Jewish parents, raised in a royal affluent Egyptian palace, followed God later in life, known as the ‘friend of God’. 
    2. Joshua – the first soldier consecrated by sacred history
    1. Samuel – Called of God as a young child to serve God
    2. Jeremiah – weeping prophet, full of sadness and hardship of life, called before birth
    3. Ezra – a priest who helped restore the Law after exile
    4. Nehemiah – cupbearer, turned builder used of God to restore Jerusalem
    5. Mordecai – an exiled poor Jew that worked faithfully, until God exalted him 
    6. David – shepherd, giant killer, most wanted in Israel, who God made king
    7. Asaph – A levite musician
    8. Solomon – The wisest man in the world
    9. Ezekiel – A priest in exile, turned to a prophet of God.
    10. Daniel – royalty taken, and enslaved who honored God 
    11. Paul – A pharisee from Tarsus with a Roman father, who was gloriously saved, and used of God!
    12. Peter – fisherman turned follower of Christ, used of God
    13. Luke – educated, wealthy Gentile man, who followed Christ!
    14. Matthew – a crooked mean tax collector, turned follower of Christ
    15. John – the youngest of the fishing family, used of God, known as “the disciple whom Jesus loved”
    16. Isaiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zecharia, Malachi, Mark, James, and Jude.

iii. Importance of God communicating to man #

• God has used human instrumentality, and wants to communicate with man!

B. Instructional #

i. Doctrine – teaching… #

• This is the heart of our study! The Bible, tells us what doctrine is important!

ii. Reproof – Show you sin, and wrong! #

iii. Correction – how to get right #

iv. Instruction in righteousness – how to stay right! #

• It is a Heavenly Book, given by God to man to help man understand the heavenly ways!
• As mana came from heaven… so is the Word of God to us!

III. A Helpful Book (17) #

A. Perfecting – maturity - #

i. Simplicity… milk of the Word #

1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: ◦ New Christians can get into the book and it helps them grow! ◦ It is called the ‘meat of the word’, it is the bread of life, it is the water

ii. Walk #

Psalm 119:105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

B. Productive - “unto all good works” #

Throughly – completely, fully, wholly • You follow this book, and you will have spiritual good works! Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.