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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?

Failure

If we fail it's not the end. It's in the Bible, Psalm 37:23-24, TLB. "The steps of good men are directed by the Lord. He delights in each step they take. If they fall it isn't fatal, for the Lord holds them with His hand."

Even good people sometimes fail. It's in the Bible, Psalm 34:19, TLB. "The good man does not escape all troubles—he has them too. But the Lord helps him in each and every one."

It's not about how many times you fall, it's how many times you get back up. It's in the Bible, Proverbs 24:16, NIV. "for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity."

You can succeed next time. It's in the Bible, Philippians 4:13, TLB. "For I can do everything God asks me to with the help of Christ who gives me the strength and power."

Expect trials and battles - they will come, but Christ has won the war for us! It's in the Bible, John 16:33, NKJV. "These things I have spoken to you, that in me, you may have peace. In the worl you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

Don't let failure discourage you. It's in the Bible, Joshua 1:9, TLB. "Yes, be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

Though it may look like we have failed - we are still more than conquerors in Christ. It's in the Bible, Romans 8:36-37, NKJV. "As it is written: “ For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."