One reason we do this

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

Proverbs 22:6

This verse pretty much captures why we're having this Bible study. It's not so that we learn about the Bible - even though that's good. It's not so that we learn about God - even though that's very good. It is about training you up to become Godly young men so that as you grow older you grow into Godly men.

For one thing it's something father's are commanded to do...

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4

So, as a father, I need to teach you the ways of the Lord.

• How can we learn about the Lord?
• What are some things we've learned about the Lord?

The book of 2 Timothy in the Bible is written like a letter from a father to a son. Although Paul was not Timothy's real father, they served together closely in ministry and Paul considered Timothy like a son. Here are some of the words Paul wrote to Timothy about what he had learned and about the Word of God.

¹⁴But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, ¹⁵and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:14-17

Discussion Questions

• Did Paul trust those that had taught Timothy?
• How long had Timothy known the holy Scriptures?
• Who are the Scriptures? And what Scriptures did Timothy know?
• What are the Scriptures useful for?
• What is the ultimate goal of knowing the Scriptures?
• How does that relate to what we learned in Proverbs 22:6?
• Do you want to keep learning the Scriptures and learning from the Scriptures?