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Adequately Qualified by God for Faithful Christian Service

The Meaning of Paul’s Confession in Second Corinthians 3:5

“Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.” Second Corinthians 3:5 expresses one of the clearest biblical statements about Christian competence, humility, and dependence on Jehovah. Paul does not deny that Christians think, learn, reason, labor, prepare, preach, teach, counsel, and endure difficulties in a wicked world. He denies that the spiritual adequacy needed for Christian service originates in human ability. The apostle’s point is not that believers should be passive or careless. Rather, he shows that every faithful servant must recognize Jehovah as the Source of the competence that makes Christian ministry possible.

The context of Second Corinthians chapter 3 is Paul’s defense of his apostolic ministry. Some in Corinth had been influenced by opponents who relied on outward credentials, letters of recommendation, impressive speech, and human boasting. Paul answers by pointing to the living evidence of transformed lives. He says in Second Corinthians 3:2-3, “You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by all men, being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” The Corinthians who had responded to the gospel were evidence that Jehovah had worked through Paul’s ministry. Their faith was not a trophy for Paul’s ego. Their obedience was a visible demonstration that the Word of God had done what human persuasion alone could never do.

This is why Second Corinthians 3:5 cuts down pride at the root. Paul does not say, “We are naturally qualified because of education, religious background, personality, or determination.” He says that adequacy comes from God. The Greek idea behind “adequate” concerns sufficiency, fitness, and competence for a responsibility. Paul’s ministry required more than courage and effort. It required truth from Jehovah, the authority of Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit through the inspired message. A person may have confidence, intelligence, memory, and skill in speech, yet remain spiritually unqualified if he is not shaped by the Word of God. Conversely, a humble Christian who studies Scripture carefully, obeys Jehovah sincerely, and speaks truth faithfully can be made useful in God’s service.

Why Human Adequacy Cannot Produce Spiritual Fruit

Human beings are imperfect, limited, and vulnerable to deception. Jeremiah 10:23 states, “I know, O Jehovah, that a man’s way is not in himself, nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.” This verse does not remove human responsibility. It establishes human dependence. Man was not created to define good and evil independently of Jehovah. From the beginning, the rebellion in Eden involved the false promise that humans could govern themselves apart from God’s command. Genesis 3:5 records the serpent’s deception: “you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” That lie still operates whenever a person trusts personal wisdom above Scripture.

Christian service exposes the weakness of self-reliance. A preacher may know how to move emotions, but only Scripture can expose the heart. Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” A teacher may arrange lessons clearly, but only the truth of God can bring saving knowledge. First Timothy 2:3-4 says that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the accurate knowledge of truth.” A counselor may listen with sympathy, but only Jehovah’s revealed wisdom can correct sinful thinking, strengthen obedience, and direct a believer through life’s pressures.

Paul himself illustrates this truth. Before becoming a Christian, he had religious zeal, training, influence, and determination. Philippians 3:5-6 shows that he could point to circumcision, Israelite descent, Pharisaic training, and zealous conduct. Yet that religious background did not make him spiritually adequate. His zeal had been misdirected. First Timothy 1:13 says that he had formerly been “a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor.” Human qualification, even when wrapped in religious seriousness, cannot replace submission to Christ. Paul became useful only when he was corrected by the risen Christ, instructed in the truth, and commissioned to preach the gospel.

This distinction matters for every Christian. Natural ability can serve obedience, but it must never rule it. A strong memory can help a believer recall Scripture, but memory without humility becomes pride. A persuasive voice can help explain the gospel, but persuasion without truth becomes manipulation. Academic study can help a teacher understand grammar, history, and context, but scholarship without reverence for inspiration becomes spiritual danger. Proverbs 3:5-6 commands, “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” The Christian who leans on himself has already stepped away from the foundation of faithful service.

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Adequacy Comes Through the Spirit-Inspired Word

Second Corinthians 3:5 must be read together with the rest of Scripture’s teaching about how Jehovah equips His people. God does not make Christians adequate through mystical impressions, private revelations, or subjective inner voices. He equips them through the Spirit-inspired Word. Second Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” The phrase “every good work” is comprehensive. It includes teaching, preaching, correction, moral decision-making, endurance, worship, family responsibility, congregation life, and evangelism.

This is why a Christian must reject shallow confidence. A believer cannot say, “God qualifies me,” while neglecting the very instrument God uses to qualify His servants. Scripture is not ornamental. It is the means by which Jehovah teaches the mind, corrects error, trains the conscience, and forms spiritual judgment. Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” A lamp does not help the person who refuses to walk by its light. Likewise, Scripture does not equip the believer who treats it as background material while making decisions by emotion, tradition, or cultural pressure.

Paul’s language in Second Corinthians chapter 3 also connects Christian adequacy to the new covenant ministry. Second Corinthians 3:6 says that God “made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” Paul is contrasting the Mosaic Law covenant, engraved on stone, with the superior ministry centered on Christ. The Law exposed sin and condemned the sinner. The new covenant proclaims the ransom sacrifice of Christ and the hope of life for those who respond in obedient faith. The Spirit gives life through the message He inspired, not through lawless emotion or independent spiritual experimentation.

This harmonizes with John 6:63, where Jesus says, “the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.” Christ did not direct His disciples to search within themselves for autonomous guidance. He gave them words from the Father. John 17:17 records His prayer: “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” Therefore, when Christians seek to be made adequate for service, they must go where Jehovah has placed His sanctifying truth: in the written Word. The Holy Spirit’s continuing guidance for Christians is inseparable from the Spirit-inspired Scriptures.

The Humility That Protects Christian Service

Paul’s confession in Second Corinthians 3:5 produces humility. Christian humility is not weakness, timidity, or self-hatred. It is accurate self-knowledge before Jehovah. A humble servant knows that he is not the source of truth, not the owner of the congregation, not the master of another person’s faith, and not the cause of spiritual growth. First Corinthians 3:6-7 says, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.” Paul and Apollos worked hard, but neither could cause a heart to receive truth. Their labor mattered because God had assigned it, but the increase belonged to Jehovah.

This humility protects a teacher from craving applause. Galatians 1:10 says, “For am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I would not be a slave of Christ.” A Christian who measures adequacy by popularity will eventually soften truth to keep listeners comfortable. He will avoid texts that rebuke sin, weaken biblical commands, and turn instruction into entertainment. The faithful servant does not preach himself. Second Corinthians 4:5 says, “For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.” The minister’s role is not to become impressive but to make Christ known through accurate teaching.

Humility also protects a servant from despair. A Christian who believes adequacy comes from himself will collapse when he sees his limitations. He will think a poor conversation, a rejected Bible study, a difficult family situation, or a season of weakness proves he is useless. Paul teaches a better way. Because adequacy comes from Jehovah, the servant can repent where correction is needed, improve where skill is lacking, and continue in obedience without pretending to be sufficient in himself. Second Corinthians 4:7 says, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves.” Earthen vessels are fragile. The treasure is glorious. Jehovah deliberately uses imperfect servants so that the power is recognized as His, not theirs.

This humility is concrete in daily life. A father who teaches his children Scripture does not rely merely on parental authority; he opens the Bible and explains Jehovah’s commands patiently. A young Christian who speaks to a classmate about the resurrection does not need to pretend to know every answer; he can present First Corinthians 15:3-8 and explain that Christian faith rests on real apostolic testimony. A congregation teacher preparing a lesson does not ask, “How can I sound impressive?” He asks, “What does the text say, what did the inspired author mean, how does this apply, and how can I state it accurately?” Humility places the servant under the text rather than over it.

God Qualifies Through Accurate Knowledge and Obedient Faith

Jehovah’s qualifying work is not magical. He forms servants through knowledge, faith, repentance, obedience, and endurance in a world ruled by sin and influenced by Satan. Colossians 1:9-10 says that Christians should be “filled with the accurate knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the accurate knowledge of God.” Accurate knowledge is not optional. A person cannot obey what he does not understand, defend what he has not learned, or teach what he has not studied.

This is why the article Adequately Qualified to Teach Others captures a central biblical principle. Second Timothy 2:2 says, “The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be adequately qualified to teach others also.” Paul does not envision careless volunteers spreading half-formed opinions. He speaks of faithful men receiving apostolic teaching and becoming qualified to teach others. The qualification rests on faithfulness to what was heard, not novelty.

Second Timothy 2:15 adds, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” The workman metaphor is practical. A careless carpenter wastes material and endangers the structure. A careless handler of Scripture damages souls by misrepresenting Jehovah’s Word. Accuracy matters because the Bible is not a platform for personal ideas. It is divine revelation. The Christian teacher must pay attention to grammar, context, historical setting, covenant arrangement, and authorial intent. He must not allegorize the text, force modern opinions into it, or detach a verse from its inspired argument.

Obedient faith must accompany knowledge. James 1:22 says, “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.” A person may know the wording of Second Corinthians 3:5 and still live as though his adequacy comes from himself. He may speak of grace while craving control, quote Scripture while ignoring correction, and defend doctrine while neglecting holiness. Jehovah qualifies servants who submit to His Word in conduct as well as speech. Titus 2:11-12 says that the grace of God trains Christians “to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age.” Training includes moral discipline.

The New Covenant Ministry and the Glory of Christ

Second Corinthians chapter 3 contrasts two covenant ministries. The Mosaic covenant was glorious because it came from Jehovah, revealed His holiness, and governed Israel as His covenant nation. Yet it was temporary and condemning because sinners could not obtain life by perfect law-keeping. Second Corinthians 3:7 describes it as “the ministry of death, in letters engraved on stones.” This includes the stone-tablet administration given through Moses. It exposed sin but did not provide the final sacrifice that removes condemnation.

The new covenant ministry is more glorious because it is centered on Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection. Luke 22:20 records Jesus saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” His blood ratified the covenant arrangement through which forgiveness and life are made available. Hebrews 9:15 says that Christ “is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.” Eternal life is not natural human possession. It is Jehovah’s gift through Christ.

Paul’s adequacy, then, is tied to a message far greater than himself. He is made adequate as a servant of the new covenant because he has been entrusted with the gospel of Christ. Second Corinthians 5:18-20 says that God “gave us the ministry of reconciliation” and that Christians function as “ambassadors for Christ.” An ambassador does not invent policy. He represents the authority that sent him. In the same way, Christian ministers do not invent the terms of salvation. They proclaim repentance, faith, obedience, baptism by immersion, and continuing discipleship under Christ’s lordship.

This also explains why confidence in ministry is not arrogance. Paul says in Second Corinthians 3:4, “Such confidence we have through Christ toward God.” The confidence is “through Christ,” not through self-display. A Christian can speak boldly because the message is true, not because the speaker is impressive. Acts 4:13 records that the rulers perceived Peter and John as “uneducated and ordinary men,” yet they recognized that “they had been with Jesus.” Their boldness came from eyewitness truth, apostolic commission, and submission to Jehovah, not from the social prestige of rabbinic schools.

Spiritual Warfare and the Danger of Self-Reliance

Second Corinthians 3:5 also belongs to the larger conflict between truth and deception. Satan wants believers to trust either themselves or the world rather than Jehovah. He blinds unbelievers, distorts Scripture, encourages pride, and uses false teachers to corrupt minds. Second Corinthians 4:3-4 says, “And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” The article In What Way Has Satan Blinded the Minds of the Unbelievers? addresses this same battlefield of deception and divine illumination.

Self-reliance is spiritually dangerous because it makes a person easier to deceive. Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.” A proud person does not receive correction well. He resents rebuke, avoids accountability, and interprets disagreement as personal attack. Satan exploits that condition. He does not need to make every false teacher openly wicked; he only needs a man confident enough to place his interpretations above Scripture.

The remedy is not fear of service but disciplined dependence on Jehovah. Ephesians 6:11 commands Christians to “put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.” The armor includes truth, righteousness, readiness associated with the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Ephesians 6:17 identifies the Christian’s weapon clearly: “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Spiritual warfare is not fought by mystical techniques. It is fought by truth believed, truth obeyed, truth proclaimed, and truth defended.

A concrete example appears in Matthew chapter 4. When Satan tempted Jesus, Jesus answered each temptation with Scripture. Matthew 4:4 records Him saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’” Jesus did not engage Satan by human cleverness, emotional reaction, or personal display. He submitted to the written Word. If the sinless Son used Scripture as His answer, imperfect Christians have no authority to rely on anything less.

The Christian’s Adequacy in Evangelism

Evangelism is not reserved for a professional class. Matthew 28:19-20 commands, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you.” The making of disciples includes going, baptizing, and teaching obedience. This commission requires every Christian to value truth enough to speak it.

Many Christians hesitate because they feel inadequate. They may fear a difficult question, a mocking response, or their own limited knowledge. Second Corinthians 3:5 addresses that fear without excusing laziness. The answer is not, “You are enough.” The answer is, “Jehovah is the Source of your adequacy, and He has given you His Word.” A Christian can begin with what Scripture clearly teaches: Jehovah created all things, humans are sinners, death is the result of sin, Christ died as a sacrifice, God raised Him, repentance is required, baptism by immersion marks discipleship, and eternal life is the gift Jehovah grants through Christ.

First Peter 3:15 says, “sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and respect.” Readiness requires preparation. A believer should be able to explain why the Bible is trustworthy, why Jesus’ resurrection matters, why moral truth is not decided by culture, and why salvation is a path of faithful obedience rather than a moment of empty profession. Yet the manner must remain gentle and respectful. Harshness does not prove conviction. Biblical firmness speaks truth without surrendering self-control.

A young Christian speaking to a schoolmate can say, “I believe Jesus was raised because the apostles preached His resurrection publicly, suffered for that testimony, and grounded Christian hope in that event.” Then he can point to First Corinthians 15:3-8. A parent speaking with a neighbor can explain that death is not a doorway to conscious existence elsewhere, but the cessation of personhood until resurrection, pointing to Ecclesiastes 9:5 and John 5:28-29. A congregation member speaking with a discouraged believer can show Romans 15:4, which says that “through the endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” In each case, adequacy is expressed through Scripture-based clarity.

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The Christian’s Adequacy in Teaching and Congregation Life

Teaching within the congregation must be guarded carefully. James 3:1 says, “Let not many of you become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.” This warning does not discourage qualified teaching. It forbids careless ambition. A teacher handles the Word before souls who need truth, correction, and encouragement. He must not use the congregation as a stage for personality.

First Timothy 3:2 says that an overseer must be “able to teach.” Titus 1:9 says he must be “holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.” The teacher must do two things: build up the obedient and answer the false. Sound doctrine is not decorative. It protects the congregation. Ephesians 4:14 warns against being “carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming.” Accurate teaching keeps Christians from being spiritually tossed around by persuasive error.

This is where Second Corinthians 3:5 rebukes two opposite mistakes. The first mistake is arrogance, where a teacher acts as though his intelligence makes him sufficient. The second mistake is false humility, where a capable and biblically trained man refuses responsibility because service is difficult. Jehovah’s adequacy does not excuse pride, and it does not excuse cowardice. If the congregation needs teaching, correction, shepherding, and defense, qualified men must serve with humility and courage.

Women also serve vitally within the boundaries Scripture gives. Titus 2:3-5 directs older women to teach what is good and to train younger women in godly conduct. Acts 18:26 shows Priscilla, with Aquila, helping Apollos understand the way of God more accurately. Yet First Timothy 2:12 does not permit a woman “to teach or to exercise authority over a man” in the gathered congregation’s authoritative teaching office. Jehovah’s arrangement is not a judgment on intelligence or worth. It is an order established by divine authority. Adequacy in Christian service always operates inside Scriptural boundaries.

The Holy Spirit’s Role in Making Christians Adequate

Second Corinthians chapter 3 speaks of the Spirit in connection with the new covenant ministry. The Holy Spirit is the divine agent by whom Jehovah inspired Scripture, empowered the apostles, and established the apostolic message. Second Peter 1:20-21 says, “no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever made by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” This means the written Word has divine origin. Christian adequacy depends on the Spirit’s work because the Spirit produced the Scriptures that equip the servant of God.

The article How Are We to Explain the Holy Spirit in the First Century and Today? addresses the distinction between the Spirit’s foundational work in the apostolic era and the Spirit’s continuing guidance through the inspired Word. The apostles received miraculous assistance to remember Christ’s teaching and deliver inspired doctrine. John 14:26 records Jesus’ promise to them: “the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” That promise had a specific apostolic role. It secured the accurate preservation of Christ’s teaching for the congregation.

Christians today do not need private revelations to be adequate. They need disciplined submission to the revelation already given. Jude 3 speaks of “the faith which was once for all delivered to the holy ones.” “Once for all” excludes the idea of a constantly expanding deposit of doctrine. The faith has been delivered. The Christian’s task is to learn it, guard it, live it, and proclaim it.

This protects believers from confusion. A person may claim, “The Spirit told me,” while contradicting Scripture. Such a claim must be rejected. First John 4:1 says, “do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” The standard of testing is not emotional intensity. It is apostolic truth. The Holy Spirit never leads a person against the Word He inspired.

Freedom, Confidence, and Transformation Through the Word

Second Corinthians 3:17 says, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” The phrase Freedom in the Spirit of the Lord is not a slogan for independence from doctrine. Biblical freedom is deliverance from sin, condemnation, blindness, and bondage to false religion. John 8:31-32 says, “If you remain in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Freedom comes through remaining in Christ’s word, not moving beyond it.

Second Corinthians 3:18 continues, “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” The mirror is not mystical self-focus. In the biblical context, believers behold the glory of Christ through the revealed message. As they receive and obey that message, they are transformed in character. Transformation is not instant perfection. It is growth in holiness, discernment, endurance, love, and obedience.

Romans 12:2 commands, “do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” The mind is renewed by truth. A Christian who fills his mind with worldly entertainment, cynical speech, immoral ideas, and shallow distractions should not expect spiritual strength. Jehovah’s qualifying work requires the believer’s active participation through study, prayer, obedience, association with faithful Christians, and resistance to Satan’s influence.

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Adequacy in Weakness, Pressure, and Daily Responsibility

Paul’s statement does not remove hardship from Christian service. The world remains wicked, human imperfection remains painful, and Satan remains hostile. Yet Second Corinthians 3:5 gives believers a stable foundation. Their adequacy does not collapse when they are tired, opposed, misunderstood, or limited. Jehovah’s Word remains sufficient when emotions fluctuate.

Second Corinthians 12:9 records Christ’s answer to Paul: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Paul then says, “Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell upon me.” The point is not that weakness is pleasant. The point is that weakness exposes dependence. A servant who knows his limits prays more carefully, studies more seriously, speaks more humbly, and gives Jehovah the credit.

Daily responsibility provides many examples. A Christian resisting temptation must not rely on willpower alone; he must use Scripture, avoid corrupting influences, and remember First Corinthians 10:13, which teaches that God provides a way out so His servants can endure. A husband seeking to lead his family must not rely on cultural ideas of masculinity; he must imitate Christ’s sacrificial love described in Ephesians 5:25. A wife seeking to honor Jehovah must not follow the rebellious spirit of the age; she must cultivate the respectful and godly conduct commended in First Peter 3:1-6. A worker facing dishonesty at a job must remember Colossians 3:23, which says, “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”

Adequacy from God becomes visible in such ordinary obedience. It is not restricted to public teaching. It appears when a believer refuses gossip, apologizes after speaking harshly, studies Scripture instead of drifting spiritually, corrects a child with patience, rejects immoral pressure, and speaks truth when silence would be easier. Jehovah qualifies His people for faithful life, not merely religious activity.

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A Better Title and a Better Measure of Christian Competence

The improved title, “Adequately Qualified by God for Faithful Christian Service,” captures the force of Second Corinthians 3:5 because it holds together the two truths Paul refuses to separate. Christians are truly called to service, and they are truly dependent on Jehovah for adequacy. The verse does not flatter human potential. It glorifies divine provision. It does not produce laziness. It demands disciplined reliance on God’s Word.

The measure of Christian competence is not charisma, status, academic prestige, emotional intensity, or popularity. The measure is faithfulness to Jehovah’s revealed truth. Isaiah 66:2 says, “But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at my word.” Jehovah looks with approval on the person who trembles at His Word. That trembling is reverent seriousness. It is the opposite of casual religion.

Second Corinthians 3:5 therefore calls every Christian to abandon self-sufficiency and embrace God-given adequacy. The preacher must preach the Word. The teacher must accurately handle the Word. The parent must train with the Word. The evangelist must defend the hope with the Word. The struggling believer must renew the mind with the Word. The congregation must measure every doctrine, method, and practice by the Word. Jehovah has not left His servants unequipped. He has given the Scriptures, centered on Christ, produced by the Holy Spirit, sufficient for every good work, and powerful to make humble servants adequate for faithful Christian service.

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EDWARD D. ANDREWS (AS in Criminal Justice, BS in Religion, MA in Biblical Studies, and MDiv in Theology) is CEO and President of Christian Publishing House. He has authored over 220+ books. In addition, Andrews is the Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV).

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