2 Timothy 2:15 Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The scripture says we should rightly divide the word of truth. This means, there is a wrong way to divide the word of truth. One of the main ways people seem to wrongly divide the word of truth is to take word of truth out of context.

For instance, believers often quote Philippians 4:19 which says, And my God will supply all my needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. If we take Philippians 4:19 by itself, it sounds great and encouraging but, as we can see, there are many believers who are struggling and all of their needs are not met. Is God not standing by His Word? Of course He is, but some have been taking this scripture out of context.

If we look closer at the context of Philippians 4:19, we can see this scripture is about giving. After the people gave to Paul and met his needs, Paul declared that all of their needs would be met by God (Phil 4:14-19). So, if we’re not giving and meeting the needs of the Kingdom, we can’t expect all of our needs to be met by God.

When studying the Word of God, remember to rightly divide the word of truth and keep the Word in its proper context.