Be Still And Know

2 Timothy 3:16-17 When we use the term ‘scripture’ we are clear that we are referring to the Old and New Testaments. However, when Paul was writing, much of the New Testament had yet to be written. It wasn’t until AD 382 that the Council of Rome made a firm decision on which books should be included in the Bible. So what did Paul mean when he referred to “all Scripture”? He certainly meant more than just the Old Testament. We know that because, in his first letter to Timothy, he brought together a verse from Deuteronomy and a saying of Jesus, referring to them both as being Scripture (1 Timothy 5:18). We can’t be sure of the form in which Paul had access to the sayings of Jesus, but he was clearly fully aware of Jesus’ ministry and teaching. Today, we privileged to have both old and new testaments bound together in one volume, and we can confidently regard Paul’s words as applying to both. What I find interesting in these verses is that Paul makes it clear that scripture can have both a positive and a n