2 Timothy 3:16-17
God Breathed
• Theopneustos – “God breathed”
• What does it mean?
– Ps. 33:6
• The heavens were “God breathed”
– Gen. 2:7
• Man was “God breathed”
– Jn 20:22
• The apostles were “God breathed”
Meaning
• Origination
– All that is “God breathed” has its
beginning with an act of God
• Life & Maintenance
– All that is “God breathed” has its
life in God and is maintained by
God
2 Timothy 3:16
• ASV “Every scripture inspired of
God is also profitable…”
• NASB “All Scripture is inspired
by God and profitable…”
• 2 Peter 1:20-21
– Shows the NASB translation is the
more accurate
Verbal Inspiration
• 2 Peter 1:21
– Shows some men were inspired
with the exact words from God
– Mt. 10:19-20
• The apostles would be so inspired
before trials
– Lk 21:12-15
• No thought would be required
Plenary Inspiration
• Means words that are “full, entire,
complete, and absolute” but not dictated
• Solomon (Eccl. 12:9-11)
– He thought about how to say the truths he
learned from God
• Apostles (Jn. 16:13)
– Would be guided into all truth, not dictated
• Paul (2 Pet. 3:15-16)
– According to the wisdom given him
The process of inspiration
• 1 Cor 2:10-13
– The Spirit searches out the deep
things of God
– The Spirit then taught the inspired
men in ways they could
understand
– Those men taught us in words we
could understand
2 Timothy 3:16-17
“All Scripture is inspired by God
and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, for
training in righteousness; that
the man of God may be
adequate, equipped for every
good work.”