SCRIPTURE IS A WORK OF PREPARATION

SCRIPTURE - A WORK OF PREPARATION

"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation."
 

God prepared the writers, otherwise they would be mere copyists. Cf. Warfield - "Inspiration" I.S.B.E. Page 1473

 The writers were important: Many of false theories error.

 God prepared the writers in general: God picked the kind of man and prepared him to write a certain kind of revelation: for example (1) Gal. 1:15-16; (2) Jer. 1:4-5.

"But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:"
"Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."

(1) Moses was trained for leadership in Egypt;
(2) David was prepared to write the 23rd Psalm;
(3) Solomon was prepared to write Ecclesiastes;
(4) Daniel, international history;
(5) Paul - law-justification;
(6) John - love.

Their preparation in particular: cf. Examples Each writer is fitted by disposition, training and experience for this particular task. Comp. 2 Cor. 1:3-6. What Paul and Timothy suffered for the sake of the Lord Jesus, and the encouragement that they received, were intended to encourage others also to suffer for Christ's sake.
"God of all comfort" 2 Cor 3:1 The “Father” is thus our “Comforter.” The word “comfort” in these verses (also note 2 Corinthians 1:4,6-7, a total of ten times), is either parakaleo or paraklesis, in some cases translated “consolation.” Its meaning is essentially “be called alongside.” It is related also to parakletos, translated “Comforter” in John 14:26, speaking of the Holy Spirit, and “advocate” in 1 John 2:1, speaking of Jesus Christ. Thus, each Person of the Trinity—Father, Son, Holy Spirit—can be the One who comforts us, however and whenever we have need for comfort, consolation, or advocacy to others making us prepared for service.