Also, in your quoted verse, it is the "doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" that completes a believer. Someone else, other than the one being instructed, is actually doing the instructing, reproofing, correcting, etc. Otherwise we would be left to read and interpret the scriptures for ourselves: starting as babies, we would say it means whatever we want it to say. Eventually, heaven forbid, we would have churches supporting sin as a lifestyle, preachers robbing the flock, and a cult of personality behind the pulpit.
Wait. What?!
Also, in your quoted verse, it is the "
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness"
that completes a believer.
Someone else, other than the one being instructed, is actually doing the instructing, reproofing, correcting, etc. “
isn’t it actually saying though the scripture is where the instruction reproof correcting is coming from though ?
sort of like where he came from there
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of,
knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou hast known
the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
2 Timothy 3:14-15 KJV
When you hear the gospel who are you learning from ?
We’re meant to lead people to Jesus so he can teach them through believing the gospel
“And
they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
Jeremiah 31:34 KJV
of course within groups there are teachers pastors prophets ect ect but look for instance who Paul an apostle is suggesting these folks had learned from
“But ye have not so learned Christ;
if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
and
be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
and
that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Ephesians 4:20-24 KJV
Again within a church group there of course are teachers pastors ect but those are meant to lead people here
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”
Matthew 11:28-29 KJV
where he who knows them through and through will begin to teach them if they abide in
his doctrine that he taught .
But not meant to change the doctrine just lead people to the truth of the gospel where they will come to know Jesus themselves not needing someone else to teach them or intervene for them to have a relationship with him but it will be between the believer and the lord they choose to follow and believe
