The Way To Wisdom

2 Timothy 3:14-17 (NIV)
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 man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Just as God imparted life to Adam and the disciples by breathing the breath of life on them, Paul speaks of that same that same life giving breath applied to Scripture.  Here he lists the wonderful power of the book we know as the Bible.  The writers of the different books contained in the Bible are not the true authors, for their hands were guided by the Holy Spirit.  

Therefore we have the most precious writings in the world, inspired by God Himself.  We are not left on our own wondering who we are and the why of creation.  It is all there in the book.  Most importantly, verse 15 tells us that it is able to make us “wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 

Sadly, not everyone has access to a Bible.  Even sadder is the Bible that is little touched.  Many treat the Bible as just another book, a quaint story, or even a fairy tale that has little bearing on our modern, much more sophisticated times. 

Many think that we now know better.  This has always been the central motivation for rebellion against God.  We are prone to follow that which seems good or feels good to us.  God’s way is revealed in the Holy Scriptures.  It is His way that counts for salvation and eternal life.  This is the way to wisdom.