A common misuse of the Bible is to pluck out a verse to prove a point. Where the Bible itself is the subject of the discussion the verse most commonly used is 2 Timothy 3:16 – ‘All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.’ There, they say with a flourish, this proves that the Bible as a whole is the word of God. I’d like to take the next two or three posts to have a closer look at this text.

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