Are you tired of getting half a loaf?

In the Bible, God compares His Word to bread. In Deuteronomy 8.3, he says that “man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” Jesus quotes that verse in Matthew 4.4. And in Isaiah 55.2, God says, “Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.”

Unfortunately, some Bible passages and topics are neglected in many churches today. As a result, their members are getting less than the whole loaf of the Word of God.

Avoiding Politically Incorrect Passages

Some passages don’t get studied or preached on because what they say is considered politically incorrect by the unbelieving world. So, people cut off some of the crusty part of the loaf, in order to make the remainder more acceptable to the unbelieving world.

But in 1 Corinthians 1.20, the Apostle Paul says, “Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?” Later, in verse 25, he says, “the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” The “wisdom” of political correctness is foolish in God’s view.

Evading Hard to Accept Passages

Some passages and topics don’t often get researched or taught because what they say isn’t easy for people to accept. So, people remove more of the crust, in order to make the remainder less challenging.

But in John 6, after Jesus declares that He is the bread of life, verse 60 says, “When many of his disciples heard it, they said, `This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?'” Later, in verse 66, we read that “After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.” Not everything that is true is easy. Ask a physicist to explain to you how light is both particles and waves!

Escaping Non-traditional Passages

Some passages and topics aren’t studied or expounded upon because what they say isn’t consistent with church traditions. So, people remove yet more of the crust, because it doesn’t fit with “the way we’ve always done things.”

But in Matthew 15.3, Jesus rebuked the religious leaders, saying “Why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?” Later, in verse 6, He said, “So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.” Jesus had a very low opinion of the traditions of the Jewish elders, which frequently contradicted the plain sense of the Hebrew Bible.

Ignoring Culturally Distant Passages

Some passages and topics aren’t considered or explained because their historical and cultural context is so different from Western culture in the 21st century. So, people trim off even more of the crust, in order to make what is left easier to think about.

But in Isaiah 40.8, it says “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” In Psalm 119.89, it says, “Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.” And in Matthew 24.35, Jesus says, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” The passage of time doesn’t make the Bible less true. It does mean that we have to expend more effort to bridge the cultural divide and the passage of years, in order to understand the context that truth was spoken into.

The result of all of this cutting and trimming is that you get a nice square loaf with no crust. The problem is that much of the loaf has been discarded. You don’t have to chew as hard, but you lose a lot of nutritional value.

We take a different approach. We focus on passages and topics that others trim from the loaf. In Acts 20.27, the Apostle Paul told the elders from Ephesus that “I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.” That is our goal for this website.