QUOTE=disciplemike;2807042]Have you ever considered that when Paul wrote this letter to Timothy, the New Testament was not even written yet?
Certainly both Paul and Timothy were believers in Messiah.
The question I am asking, what "word of truth" was Timothy to study?[/QUOTE]
Hi Mike I
I respectfully disagree brother. Although the not all of the new testament was complete ,some was in place and being called scripture at the time of Paul's writing to Timothy.
It is generally accepted that Paul's letter you mentioned was during his time in Rome . Placing it from 64 to 65 AD . We have a quote from II Peter 2:15
II Peter 2:15 “And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.”
Here we have Paul's writings all ready being called scripture. We also have this quote here in the New testament . I Timothy 517-18
I Timothy 5:17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of a double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, "The laborer deserves his wages.”
You will note Paul's quote is from Deuteronomy 25:4 but the second half " The laborer deserves his wages.” That's nowhere in the OT ,but it is being called scripture. It is found in Luke 10:7
Luke 10:7 “And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.”
So it's safe to understand that when Paul directs Timothy to study the scriptures he is not saying just the OT brother
Blessings
Bill
Certainly both Paul and Timothy were believers in Messiah.
The question I am asking, what "word of truth" was Timothy to study?[/QUOTE]
Hi Mike I
I respectfully disagree brother. Although the not all of the new testament was complete ,some was in place and being called scripture at the time of Paul's writing to Timothy.
It is generally accepted that Paul's letter you mentioned was during his time in Rome . Placing it from 64 to 65 AD . We have a quote from II Peter 2:15
II Peter 2:15 “And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.”
Here we have Paul's writings all ready being called scripture. We also have this quote here in the New testament . I Timothy 517-18
I Timothy 5:17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of a double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, "The laborer deserves his wages.”
You will note Paul's quote is from Deuteronomy 25:4 but the second half " The laborer deserves his wages.” That's nowhere in the OT ,but it is being called scripture. It is found in Luke 10:7
Luke 10:7 “And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.”
So it's safe to understand that when Paul directs Timothy to study the scriptures he is not saying just the OT brother
Blessings
Bill