[kosciusko51]

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;

2 Timothy 3:17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 4:1 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

2 Timothy 4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

2 Timothy 4:4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

[bike800]

At the time timothy wrote...the only scripture was the old testament...the new testament didn’t exist...

[Arthur McGowan]

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;

That verse from Timothy always comes up. How many centuries more will it take for sola scriptura advocates to understand the difference between "all" and "only."

[ThomasMore]

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;

All Christians believe this. As a Roman Catholic Christian (I despise all the labels) I believe this as all Roman Catholics do. The question to ask yourself is: Did Paul believe that all the letters that he wrote were sacred scripture? Did Paul read Revelation? Did he approve? The question about several of the "Catholic" epistles even being scripture (Luther had a problem with them) is another argument that has perplexed the 2 Timothy 3:16 quote.

One absolutely has to refer to Church authority when it comes to what is scripture and what is not. And that is what Arthur was stating.

Deacon Francis