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Are You Competent?
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 7/14/2008 8:47:00 PM
All Scripture is breathed out by God
and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, and for
training in righteousness, that the man
of God may be competent, equipped
for every good work. 2 Timothy
3:16,17 (ESV)
The NIV translation leaves out the
word "competent" in it's rendering of
this verse. Most other versions I read,
including the ESV, NASB, HCSB
and KJV include another word in
front of equipped that implies
"competent".
The word competent, as seen here
in the ESV rendering, is from the
Greek hikanos.
According the Stong's Greek
dictionary, the word hikanos means:
competent (as if coming in season),
i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in
character)
Let us take a look at the parts of this
meaning and get excited about what
God's word can do for us!
Coming in season-
I am immediately reminded of our
pastor speaking this past Sunday
about Queen Esther. She was called
by God to save her people, God's
covenant people from whom our Lord
and Savior would arise, by being
made the queen at such a time as that.
We too, are called by God to be at
this place, at this time, in this
marriage and with these children.
Studying God's word will make us
competent and right in season.
Are You Equipped?
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 7/8/2008 8:45:00 PM
All Scripture is God-breathed and is
useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in
righteousness, so that the man of God
may be thoroughly equipped for
every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16,17
(NIV)
I was recently struck by the verses
2Timothy 3:16,17 while reading my
children's nightly devotional to them.
Many days, I feel completely ill-
equipped to handle the demands of
being a wife and mom.
I began to pray and ask the Lord to
show me more about how these
verses from 2 Timothy can help me.
I heaped up my bed with my
concordance, Greek-to-English
dictionary, Bible dictionary,
Webster's dictionary and thesaurus,
my study Bible and my Bible journal
Preschooler's Who Love the Lord
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 7/14/2008 3:27:00 PM
2/18/2008 - 7/17/2008
Ample in amount-
Do you have enough? Do you have
enough energy, patience, kindness,
generosity and wisdom to get through
each day? I know that many days I
feel I do not. How can I get enough?
How can I be amply supplied?
Drinking deeply from the well of
God's word is the answer.
Fit in character-
Is my character one to be proud of
at all times? Do I act like Jesus in all
circumstances? Does my character
exhibit the fruit of the Spirit? Do I
have a pure heart and act from a pure
heart all day? If I can not answer yes
to these questions, I know I need to
go back to God's word, the source of
all competence.
I have spent a fair amount of time
and I began to write, read and pray.
Although the Lord has led me to
many studies similarly in the past,
this time I knew it was to be different.
For now, I have the deepest
conviction that I am to be sharing my
studies with other moms.
No longer may I hide my light, the
I thought you might enjoy this
article that I wrote which was
published by Christian Parenting.
Get_Your_Preschooler_Singing.doc
and energy seeking to be competent
on my own. Books on parenting,
marriage, housekeeping and cooking
have occupied by attention for years
on end.
Yes, I can learn the mechanics of
doing all that God has called me to do
as a wife, mother and homemaker.
Without the word of God, however, I
can never reach the full level of
competence at a heart level that I
need to be pleasing to God.
Lord, I pray that you would humble
me and keep me dependent on only
you and your lovely word for my
truest source of competence.
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light of the love of Jesus in me, under
a basket.
I am being called, and I must
believe equipped, to share my love of
God's word with other weary,
confused and hurting moms.
In my first online study, I will
taking a close look at what our Lord
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Mother's Day
Prayer
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 5/13/2008 8:17:00 AM
Lord, today, may I seek not to be
honored but to honor other mothers in
my life. Help me to be a better
mother undertaking my god-given
responsibilities with your joy, faith
and hope.
Thank you for choosing me to serve
your kingdom. Make me a willing
and cheerful servant. Search my heart
and remove all wrong motivations.
Make my heart pure.
Help me to everything that I do
only for your glory and out of love
for you, not for my own selfish
reasons.
In Jesus' name I pray.
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has to say about his word, the Holy
Scriptures, and how that relates to our
callings as wives and mothers.
I am no theologian, but I read and
listen to the best of them. Of my own
accord I am surely not competent to
be leading Bible studies. I only do
this through Christ who strengthens
and equips me with the help and
guidance of my husband.
I pray earnestly that anyone
participating in these studies with me
will be blessed by them as the Lord
wills it.
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Setting the Scene
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 7/10/2008 12:09:00 PM
All Scripture is breathed out by God
and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, and for
training in righteousness, that the man
of God may be competent, equipped
for every good work. 2 Timothy
3:16,17 (ESV)
I talked with a friend yesterday
about the location of an upcoming
Bible study. Neither of us was
familiar with the suburb where the
study will be held.
I went to Google maps and put in
the name of the city and I was given a
close-up of the area in which the city
is located.
This did not help us at all! We still
did not have a sense of how far away
the study was because we could not
see it in relation to where we live.
This experience reminded me of
looking at Scripture quotes out of
context and attempting to study them.
I added so much depth to my study of
God's word when I started taking the
time to find out more about the
The Man of God
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 7/14/2008 3:47:00 PM
All Scripture is breathed out by God
and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, and for
training in righteousness, that the man
of God may be competent, equipped
for every good work. 2 Timothy
3:16,17 (ESV)
Who is the "man of God" referred
to here? Is the passage referring
specifically to men only or does it
refer to men in a more general way?
Could You Be Perfect?
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 7/15/2008 6:26:00 AM
All scripture is given by inspiration
of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness: That the
man of God may be perfect,
historical context, author and intent of
the book of the Bible in which a
particular Scripture verse is located.
I would like to give a brief
background here on 2 Timothy but I
encourage you to more fully explore
this on your own with a good
commentary or study Bible.
2 Timothy, written by Paul during
his second Roman imprisonment, is
the last letter written by Paul. Paul is
aware that his martyrdom is imminent
and he had been abandoned by his
friends.
Timothy was a young believer who
traveled with Paul as he was
establishing churches and was later
anointed to be a pastor-teacher in his
own right. Timothy was left in
Ephesus by Paul and it was there that
this letter was sent.
The purpose of the letter is to
encourage and support Timothy in his
ministry.
The message of the letter is
timeless, however, can be applied to
believers today as well.
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The "man" of this verse is from the
Greek anthropos which usually is
used to refer to a human being or
person.
thoroughly furnished unto all good
works. 2 Timothy 3:16,17 (KJV)
Importance of the Old
Testament
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 7/11/2008 6:00:00 AM
All Scripture is breathed out by God
and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, and for
training in righteousness, that the man
of God may be competent, equipped
for every good work. 2 Timothy
3:16,17 (ESV)
Paul refers to "all Scripture" as
being profitable. It struck me as I was
reading this that the only Scripture
Paul had access to at this time was the
Old Testament as much of the New
Testament had not yet been written.
R.C. Sproul in his study notes on this
verse in the Reformation Study Bible
states this fact.
Wow! That means that the Old
Testament is seriously important. It is
tempting at times for me to want to
Other specific Greek words are
used to refer to men or husbands.
The "of God" part of this verse is
particularly exciting to me. The man
or woman of God is one belonging to
God, chosen by him and drawn to
him through grace and his irresistible
pull.
It is amazing that the God of the
universe chooses to equip such
imperfect beings as us to do his good
works.
How grateful I am!
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The KJV uses the word "perfect" in
place of "competent. According to
Webster's 1828 dictionary, perfect in
this sense can mean:
Fully informed; completely skilled
Therefore in Christ, through the
inspired word of God I can be made
perfect!
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focus on the New Testament writings
as more relevant or accessible. How
untrue that is!
It is only by understanding God's
redemptive plan through history that I
am able to fully benefit from God's
word. By reading how our Lord's
coming was prophesied through
history, I understand the purpose of
Jesus' ministry.
The verse prior to 2 Timothy 3:16
refers to "...the sacred writings; which
are able to make you wise for
salvation through faith in Jesus
Christ." How amazing that through
the Scriptures of the Old Testament, I
can know that Jesus is Lord and have
faith in him and trust him for my
salvation.
I will read the OT with a deepened
perspective of its importance now.
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To My Heavenly
Father
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 2/18/2008 7:11:00 PM
Thank you for your wonders
I praise your majesty
The howling wind
The beating rain
All act at your command.
I remember your past faithfulness
O Lord of Lords
Thank you for your deliverance
Thank you for your guidance
Help me to obey
Help me to serve
Help me to love
Help me to be of good cheer.
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A Mom's Prayer
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 2/23/2008 8:36:00 AM

I pray Heavenly Father that you will

pour out your Holy Spirit on me and
my family.
Continue to show me your ways.
Show me how to be faithful in my
roles as wife and mother. Clearly
delineate for me the tasks I am to do
in your service. Help me to manage
my time well and do all for your
glory.
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As Eagles
By noreply@blogger.com (Mrs.
Carrington) (Bible Moms)
Submitted at 7/14/2008 11:07:00 PM

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