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.
It is important not to swallow every teaching that comes our way. Paul is instructing Timothy, his young fellow minister. The previous verses have talked about the methods and motives of those who are teachers spreading a false teaching. Paul contrasts them with himself by saying that they know the people who brought them the Gospel. Knowing the people is an important part of knowing the reality of their teaching. In our age of instant search, we can easily get swept up in some new teaching. But I think the greater tendency is to just ignore it all. We have become numb to information. It flashes by us and it rarely makes an impact. In one ear and out the other. We have information overload. We have become numb to the rapid flash of images and data. We want to believe we can multitask, but the reality is that when we are driving our cars and talking on our cell phones, we might as well be drunk. We really can’t multitask as well as we think. We need to slow down and stay on one task at a time. We need to set aside time to read and study the Word. If we don’t, the few minutes on Sunday won’t really have much impact on us. It will get lost in the barrage of information blasting at us through the week. If we don’t consciously take time, the Word will lose its grip on our hearts, minds and wills. Timothy knew the Scriptures from his childhood. His mother and grandmother were responsible for that. We need the Word flowing richly in our minds and spirits in order for the Word to be worked out in our actions.
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