There are about ten different writers of the New Testament books. I have memorized the books of Colossians, Philippians, and 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, books written by Paul. I have memorized the book of Hebrews. I memorized the book of 1st Peter and most of 2nd Peter, which Peter obviously wrote. I have memorized about 50 verses in Matthew, about 10 in Mark, 10 in Luke, and about 30 in John. I am now working on the book of 1st John, and I am about done with chapter two. I also memorized the complete book of James. When you memorize a book of the Bible, you go over and over it again and again. As a result, you notice repeated words and styles of writing by the different writers. That is one of the reasons that I am convinced that the Apostle Paul didn’t write the Book of Hebrews. The vocabulary, the style, and the emphasis are much different than in Paul’s letters written to the Colossians, the Philippians, and the Thessalonians.

One of Paul’s favorite words is grace; he uses it over a hundred times in his letters. On the other hand, John doesn’t use the word grace in his three Epistles at all and only a couple of times in his gospel and the book of Revelation. That doesn’t mean that John didn’t believe in grace, but he expressed it differently and emphasized different truths of the Christian faith.

The primary cause of heresy and false teaching is that truth is out of balance. The various teachings and doctrines taught by different authors of the Bible are often in tension. When balance is maintained between the various writings, accurate and true doctrine is maintained.

The key to a balanced understanding of Biblical truth is reading and studying the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and working at fitting it together like a giant puzzle. By the way, one of the best ways to study the Bible is to memorize it.