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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?

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Following Jesus requires a decision and then action. It's in the Bible, Matthew 4:19-20, NIV. "Come, follow me, Jesus said, 'and I will make you fishers of men.' At once they left their nets and followed him."

Following Jesus requires self-denial. It's in the Bible, Matthew 16:24, TLB. "Then Jesus said to the disciples, 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."

Following Jesus means we will keep His commandments. It's in the Bible, I John 2:4, NKJV. "He who says, 'I know Him, and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in Him."

If we do not follow Jesus, we follow Satan. It's in the Bible, Matthew 12:30, NIV. "He who is not with Me is against Me, and He who does not gather with Me scatters."