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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?

2 John

Second John is only 13 verses long and was written by John to encourage Christians to love each other.

Second John is made up of four main thoughts:

The greeting
Walking in love
Warning against deceivers
The farewell

Second John is written to “the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth.” John must have known this chosen lady well and appreciated her family because they loved the truth. John points out in his letter that he is joyful because some of her family is walking in truth and love.

Second John also warns against the work of false teachers who do not confess that Jesus came in the flesh: “Many deceivers have gone out over the world,” he says, and don't acknowledge He came “as a human being” (verse 7, TEV).

John ends his letter by saying that he has many things to write but, “I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.” Like John, when we meet with believers, it is often such a joy to fellowship together and share similar experiences.

Key verses:

“I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father” (2 John 4).

“This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it” (2 John 6).

“For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist” (2 John 7).