Black Church Tradition Lens Commentary: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

## Black Church Tradition Lens Reading of 2 Timothy 3:16-17

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read this passage as a declaration that Scripture is the liberating Word of God, intended to equip us for every good work in the struggle for justice and freedom. The 'inspiration of God' is not abstract but deeply experiential, as we have seen the truth of Scripture unfold in our history of liberation from slavery and oppression. The passage affirms that all Scripture is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness — a righteousness that is not merely personal but profoundly communal and societal, grounded in the justice of God.

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