v.15.
1. A chief priority and attribute of an effective gospel minister is that he should be a
man of study so as to avoid being ashamed.
A. Study: “To apply the mind to the acquisition of learning...”
(1) The studying in context is that of the word of truth, the Scripture.
(2) Not all studying is profitable for godliness and godly wisdom. PRO 24:2; COL 2:8, 18; PRO 19:27; ROM 16:19.
(3) Christian faith need not fear rational inquiry and investigation of
non-Scriptural disciplines but of necessity must draw the line at