Many of the well-known passages of scripture become very clear and applicable when we think about life in terms of being the church, such as II Timothy 3:
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
As children of God in Christ, we received salvation and new life when we responded to the Good News of the Word of God. It only makes sense that we would continue to live out our salvation by turning again and again to His word for how to live out that new life. It is profitable - more than just necessary - and desirable, for us to know the truth, be stopped and reminded by the truth, and corrected and redirected by the truth back onto the path of righteousness over and over day by day. This word righteousness especially has to do with our relationships - including and in particular - those within the Body of Christ. When we all stay focused on the Word of God together, relationships in the Church family flourish. We need to be people of the Word.
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