All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

II Timothy 3:16-17

A disciple demonstrates faithfulness and a desire to learn and apply the Word of God.

A disciple of Jesus Christ is:

• A follower of Jesus Christ, desiring to learn His ways and apply them to his life.
• A person who puts Christ first in all areas of his life.
• Is committed to a life of purity and is taking steps to separate from sin.
• Demonstrates faithfulness and a desire to learn and apply the Word of God to his life.

The Bible helps us live the life of a disciple

• A disciple needs teaching
  • Teaching must come from the Word of God
  • Everything in our life is related to Biblical teaching
  • How do we know how to live if we don’t know the instruction book?
• A disciple needs rebuking
  • In order to live as disciples we need the Scripture to rebuke us to reveal how and where we have sinned
  • The Holy Spirit reveals this as we are in the Scriptures
• A disciple needs correcting
  • The Bible not only tells us we have sinned, but it also provides the corrective steps we must take for restoration of fellowship with God
• A disciple needs training in righteousness
  • We have instructions as to how to live pleasingly before God
    • How to live harmoniously with our fellow man
    • How to serve the Lord
    • All of this is training in righteousness

The man or woman who wants to be a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ must commit himself wholly to every means of intake of the Scriptures: hearing, reading, studying, memorizing, and meditating.