"Paul calls the teachings of Jesus as recorded by Luke and Matthew "Scripture". Not suprising in light of the fact that Peter considered Paul's writings "Scripture". (2 Pet 3:16)"
I don't disagree with you that some of the written accounts had already achieved the status of scripture by the time Paul and Peter were writing their epistles - say 55-65 A.D.
All I question is whether this would have been the case when Timothy was an infant, which could have been prior to Jesus' public ministry commencing.
Thanks for the reference though, because this is very useful for countering the claim of some that the Gospels were written a long time after the epistles! ;)
So is it your conclusion from this, that it's only the Old Testament scripture that are profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness?
JH :)