QT 19 Oct 17, 2 Tim 3:13-14, The word of God takes precedence over culture

Wk	Date	Passage	Key Verses(s) [Optional]	Basic Thing(s) Taught	Personal Insight(s) & Application(s)	Prayer Response
7	10/19	2 Tim 3:10-17	13 while xevil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ybeing deceived. 14 But as for you, zcontinue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom1 you learned it …  2 Tim 3:13-14	Very clearly, Paul tells Timothy that evil people and imposters (those who pretend to be believers) will go from bad to worse (in behavior) and will continue to deceive and be deceived (in their teaching and philosophy of life).	We see this in the church today. It is the people who are integrating culture and world philosophy with bible truth. But it doesn't integrate, it changes the word of God into something it is not. It is wrong. The protection is given later in the passage (verse 16) -- we must immerse ourselves in truth. The bible alone is the standard.	Father, protect me from the common (and becoming more common) practice of misinterpreting scripture in the light of culture. Where they agree, that is different, but the word must always be the final authority.