Teens · About 15 minutes

Authority and Humility

This study separates what key passages directly say from broader questions of canon and interpretation.

Step 1 of 5 · about 2 minutes

Connect

Use the opening prompt to connect the lesson to ordinary family life.

2 min
Connect
Use the opening prompt to connect the lesson to ordinary family life.
5 min
Read
Read 2 Timothy 3:14-17 and 2 Peter 1:19-21 in their paragraphs.
3 min
Understand
List direct claims, then name one question the passages do not answer by themselves.
3 min
Play
Audit one statement: direct text, synthesis, historical claim, or overstatement.
2 min
Respond
Choose the weekly action, then pray together.

Action: During one discussion this week, replace “the Bible clearly says” with the exact reference and a careful explanation.

Prayer: God, teach and correct us through Scripture. Give us courage to believe and humility to interpret carefully.

Note for parents: The family does not need to resolve canon history in 15 minutes; identifying the question honestly is enough.