The Power Of The God-Breathed Word

“As such they are profitable, useful, performing a function. Being the work of the Spirit, whose creative possibilities begin where man’s possibilities end, they can give man what man cannot give himself: teaching, knowledge of the will and ways of the God of illimitable power, wisdom, and goodness; reproof, the exposure and conviction of sin which make a man cry out, ‘Woe is me! For I am lost,’ in the presence of his holy God (Is 6:5); correction, the raising up of man to life and ministry where man has failed and totally collapsed (Is 6:6–8); training in righteousness—the inspired Word takes man in hand, lays the gentle yoke of his Savior God upon him, puts his reckless life in order, and makes of him a man of God … complete, equipped for every good work.”

Martin Franzmann, Concordia Self-Study Commentary, New Testament, p. 226