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Pasa Graphe' Theopneustos Kai Ophelimos (Greek) is one of the most often-repeated passages from the Scriptures, ie, the Bible. The passage appears in the heading of our Facebook page. But what does it say to us in our various tongues? Well, for those of us who speak English, this passage is a bold testimony from the pen of one Paul, a first-century scholar from the Isrealite tribe of Benjamin. It is also a statement steeped in the thelogy of the Biblical narratives. So, Paul wrote to a young ethnic Jew named Timotheus: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable......"
At the time Paul wrote those words, there was not yet a codex known as the "New Testament." The scrolls of papyrus on which were written the Scriptures are what we call today the "Old Testament." In its immediate and limited interpretation, Paul is saying that the messages in the Old Testament are inspired by God. That being so, who is the man who would say that the record of the flood in Noah's day was simply an allegory, and not an historical account?

Easter Joy

Dear God: Father God, on this wonderful weekend, I want to praise you for your victory at Calvary. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sending your son to redeem us . . . and then for calling Him forth in triumph from the tomb. Even with the hurts and nuisances still going on down here, Easter absolutely marks the end of the war. It’s unbelievably good to be on your winning side.

Please keep the reality of Jesus’ resurrection ever before us, Father. Keep us believing it and proclaiming it. “I serve a risen Savior; he’s in the world today.” And His emerging from the grave means that Mom and Dad will do the same soon; all the departed people I love and mourn are simply on the other side of a tissue curtain that can now so easily be torn aside by our mighty King.

Please help us also to comprehend the unity we have with all fellow Christians who confess this same truth. Despite the significance of our denominational creeds and our important distinctive doctrines, the glory of Jesus coming back to life knits us all together into one global body. Please give us a real sense of that shared hope this Easter weekend.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

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David B. Smith writes from Southern California.

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