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Personally, I'd take Christ's own example that you shouldn't take everything literally that you read in the scriptures.
He was accused of working on the Sabbath after he had picked some wheat from the field he was passing through and husking it in his fingers. (which according to Mosaic law was punishable)
He then used that opportunity to teach of the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law with the question of what one of them would do were their ox to fall in a pit on the sabbath. They realised they couldn't fault him on that and left him.
And Fishin, that quote in Timothy is before Paul's own words were included in the modern canon and before other works such as John's were written. With that in mind does Paul refer to past works, current (his time) works or all works written by men chosen by God? If it only refers to works up until the time of the epistle, then any works after are discredited. If it includes later works by other men of god, then it stands to reason that even modern works by so-called men of god should be considered as scripture and used for teaching.
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