God-Breath
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful in teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." I remember memorizing this verse in 1st grade and it has stayed with me all these years. I still have my first Bible with that verse highlighted in it. Over the past few years I have written that I believe this verse is the very crux of the Bible. Every verse we read in the Bible can be passed through this and asked questions. What is being taught? What is being called out? Where is it showing work needs to be done? What sin needs to be repented of? In this same God breath of ALL SCRIPTURE, are we reading all scripture? One look at our churches today in America and I think the consensus is a resounding NO! We are not reading our Bibles as a "training in doing right." Nor are we reading to know the will of the Father in Heaven. I'm the first to admit my guilt in this too. While I may read a verse or two everyday, and a little devotional i