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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?

Belief/Believe

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. It's in the Bible, Romans 10:9, NIV. "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

God says we're right with Him if we believe. It's in the Bible, Genesis 15:6, NIV. "Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness."

What you do can't be separated from what you believe. It's in the Bible, Deuteronomy 27:10, NIV. "Obey the Lord your God and follow His commands and decrees that I give you today."

True "believing" in the Bible is a relationship with God, not just an opinion. It's in the Bible, John 14:15, NIV "If you love Me, you will obey what I command."

What kind of believing does God reject? It is not enough to believe God exists. It's in the Bible, James 2:19, TLB. "Are there still some among you who hold that 'only believing is enough? Believing in one God? Well, remember that the demons believe this too—so strongly that they tremble in terror!"