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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?

1 John

If there’s one word that summarizes the teaching of the apostle John in his first letter; that word is love. The letter of 1 John contains many classic references to love. For example, John says:

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him” (1 John 4:7-9).

When Christians love each other and also love God, a close fellowship results. And this letter works to preserve that fellowship and the joy that it brings. (1 John 1: 3, 4; 5:13.)

1 John warns against false teachings that might damage a Christian’s fellowship with God and with others. Some false teachers in John’s day were denying the humanity of Jesus and claiming that salvation had nothing to do with loving other people. John corrects both these ideas, affirming the humanity of Jesus and also the obligation to act lovingly toward others.