提摩太後書3:10-17

3:10 但你已經服從了我的教訓、品行、志向、信心、寬容、愛心、忍耐，
3:11 以及我在安提阿、以哥念、路司得所遭遇的逼迫、苦難。我所忍受是何等的逼迫；但從這一切苦難中，主都把我救出來了。
3:12 不但如此，凡立志在基督耶穌裡敬虔度日的也都要受逼迫。
3:13 只是作惡的和迷惑人的，必越久越惡，他欺哄人，也被人欺哄。
3:14 但你所學習的，所確信的，要存在心裡；因為你知道是跟誰學的，
3:15 並且知道你是從小明白聖經，這聖經能使你因信基督耶穌，有得救的智慧。
3:16 聖經都是上帝所默示的（或譯：凡上帝所默示的聖經），於教訓、督責、使人歸正、教導人學義都是有益的，
3:17 叫屬上帝的人得以完全，預備行各樣的善事。

¹⁰ You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, ¹¹ persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. ¹² In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, ¹³ while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. ¹⁴ But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, ¹⁵ and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

******************

    聖經是基督信仰的基礎，聖經的功用就是：「這聖經能使你因信基督耶穌，有得救的智慧。」「於教訓、督責、使人歸正、教導人學義都是有益的，叫屬上帝的人得以完全，預備行各樣的善事。」

    雖然人可用盡各種靈活的辦法，這都是沒有益處的！因為教會不是一個個人性的團體，不是展現個人魅力的地方。教會是基督的身體，是要展現基督的榮美，要讓人在基督裡尊上帝為大的地方！而這樣的準則，是在聖經中，不再人的口才與領導力！

    求主保守我，好好的按照正意分解真理，這才是上帝給傳道人得權柄！要宣揚上帝的話、上帝的旨意，不是我的想法和觀念。因為我是上帝的僕人，是上帝所揀選的，不再屬於自己了！