well, actually no we do not Mike
BECAUSE you ADD to the fact that Jesus is ALL OF THE TRUTH and add your own truths
I will post some of those truths later on from your own threads
in the meantime, let's just admit what Paul said about those who wanted to turn back the clocks and have everyone become Jewish...convert from Christianity to Judaism
you can't ignore that and selectively only post what you think supports your viewpoint
you are insinuating that Paul was telling Timothy to study up on the OT scriptures...probably the 1st 5 books, that is often called the Pentateuch
ONLY the KJV translates the command to Timothy as study...and of course that is the translation you have used
let's take a look at how other translations handle it
from the KJ lexicon:
σπουδασον verb - aorist active middle - second person singular
spoudazo spoo-dad'-zo: to use speed, i.e. to make effort, be prompt or earnest -- do (give) diligence, be diligent (forward), endeavour, labour, study.
it becomes obvious that
study is not necessarily the best word to use in this case
without going into all the other translations ( anyone can look these up and a little effort on the individuals' part is a good thing I think...shows a desire for truth and not just being spoon fed) and the way they handle that verb, it is really very safe to conclude that what Paul was actually saying, was not study, but rather:
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
in fact, we are presented with the same word today...we must ACCURATELY handle the word of truth
and again, that is not the OT alone, unless you are trying to make the case that the entire NT is spurious?
so what is the truth Paul is speaking of to Timothy?
why THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST of course!!
it's staring us all right in the face and cannot be denied
again, the KJ is the ONLY BIble to translate that verb as study but even so, looking at the KJV lexicon, we see it is not the best choice
hope that helps your understanding!