"in the beginning was the word"

herald

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GOD SPOKE THE WORLDS INTO EXISTENCE: 'through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." Heb 11:3.

EVERY SCRIPTURE IS GOD- BREATHED
: and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; so that the man of God may be perfect, full furnished for every good work." 2 Tim 3:16 (Literal Greek)

''WHO (Jesus) being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding ALL THINGS by the Word of His power...Heb 1:3.

THE FIRST CHALLENGE TO THE WORD OF GOD WAS IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN
: when Satan queried, "Hath God said...?" Gen 3:1

THE WORD= THE LAW; in Psalm 119, the word, "Word," is used interchangeably, with "law," "precepts," "statutes,"testimonies," "testimonies," "judgments."

WE ARE BORN AGAIN BY HIS WORD: 'Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which lives and abides forever." 1 Pet 1:23;Ja 1:18;John 15:3;Eph 5:25,26.

OBEYING HIS WORD KEEPS US FROM SIN
: "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee." Ps 119:11.

"But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." Ja 1:22.

HIS WORD GUIDES US: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Ps 119;105;67;103.

HIS WORD IS BREAD TO OUR SPIRIT: Jesus said, "It is written, Man shall not live by bread, alone, but by every Word that proceed out of the mouth of God." Matt 4:4.

"...I have esteemed the Words of His mouth more than my necessary food." Job 23:12.

HIS WORD GUIDES US: "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Ps 119:105;67;103.

HIS WORD IS BREAD TO OUR SPIRIT: Jesus said, "It is written, Man shall not live by bread, alone, but by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." Matt 4:4.

"...I have esteemed the Words of His mouth more than my necessary food." Job 23:12.

"Thy Words were found and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart..." Jer 15:16.

FAITH COMES BY THE WORD: "So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God." Rom 10:17.

The Roman Centurion...said...but speak the Word only, and my servant shall be healed." Mat 8:8.
Jesus responded, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel." Ma 8:10.

HEALING AND DELIVERANCE COME BY HIS WORD: "He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." Ps 107:20, (Read, Christ, The Healer by F.F.Bosworth.)

TRADITION RENDERS THE WORD OF GOD USELESS: Matt 15:1-9.

THOSE WHO OBEY GOD WORD ARE MORE BLESSED THAN MARY: "...a certain woman...said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare Thee and the paps which Thou has sucked." But, He (Jesus) said, Yea, rather, blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it." Lu 11:27,28.

WE ARE TO TREMBLE AT HIS WORD: "...but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at My word." Isa 66:2.

JESUS QUOTED THE WORD IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE WITH SATAN
: "It is written..." Matt 4:4,7,10.

''And take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God." Eph 6:17.

'For the Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Heb 4:12.

WE ARE TO SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES TO VERIFY WHAT WE ARE TAUGHT: "The Bereans were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, searching the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so." Acts 17:11.

THE DISCIPLES SPOKE THE WORD OF GOD
: "...ye received the Word of God, which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God..." 1 Thess 2:13.

MEN ARE MARTYRED FOR THE WORD OF GOD: "And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the sould of them that were slain for the Word of God..." Rev 6:9.

My grandparents went to China as missionaries. He was arrested by Mao Tse Tung. He preached the Gospel to thousands of Communist Chinese. Meanwhile, my grandmother fled with the three young children into the wilderness. My father, a very cerebral Pathologist, said, "Bandits would ride up, slit your clothes and kill you. Out of nowhere, there was a sound of a bugle, and it scared them off. Meanwhile, my grandpa prayed and said to the Lord, "Either take me home, or set me free." That day, "someone" came, and opened the door, he thought he was going to be executed. But, instead, he lead him to the Hong Kong Harbor, he found his family and went to Singapore.

AND MOST SIGNIFICANT OF ALL- JESUS IS THE WORD OF GOD:
"That which is from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life..." 1 John 1:1.

"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the FATHER, THE WORD, AND THE HOLY GHOST, and these three are One." 1 John 5:7.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD...and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." John 1.

"And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and HIS NAME IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD." Rev 19:13.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS INVITE GOD TO DWELL IN YOUR HEART, AND HE WILL DO THAT.