The WORD OF GOD |
In doing this study I have chosen a few choice passages of Scripture that deals with the word Word, there are many words, but the best of those that I needed was in the following books John chapter 1:, 1 John 1:, Revelation 19 in the New Testament and in the Old Testament the verses were to do with relationships and character development so Psalm119:, was the first choice for how God can help us in our christian walk and then we have Isaiah 61:, shows the beautiful promise to those who are His own. The study starts with
John 1:1 In the beginning was the one who is called the Word, this takes
us back to Genesis to where God created the Heavens and the earth. For
according to this and the next two verses the Word created everything
so by this view The Word is the Creator. In the book of Revelation
chapter nineteen we see a rider wearing a robe that was covered with blood,
he was called THE WORD OF GOD. In verse 15 we see him
with the sword of the Spirit coming out of His mouth, all these things
are weapons of warfare and can also be found in Galations and are part
of the armour of God for spiritual warfare against satan and his confederate
forces of evil angels. There is no one higher then Him and He has been given power and glory for who He is and for what he has done. Now we go to the Old Testament to see what that has for us, the area that I used as I have said before was the Psalms and in particular Psalm 119: We start off with verse 9 which gives us a promise that obeying God's word they can have a clean life. When you look at this that word is Christ and having Christ we have a clean life, or righteousness in Christ. We then look at the next verse in the list verse 11 for God's word keeps me from sinning against God. Having Christ in my life, continually will keep me from sinning against Him. In verse 42 it tells me that I will have an answer for anyone including those who taunt me, when you have Christ in your heart you cannot keep silent like Jeremiah your bones will ache if you keep quiet (my paraphrase), In Matthew Jesus says that if they did not speak out the very stones would cry out. To know god is to broadcast it everywhere and to everyone in due season. Verse 74 brings us closer home to others who love the LORD will celebrate the brethren who worship the LORD like them and will show it by being glad in their brothers desire to live for the LORD and for that person's presence. Even though the person
worships the LORD he/she is humble and recognises their need of the LORD
JESUS CHRIST in their life continually as it tells us in verse 81. In Isaiah 62: verses
8,9 we are told that God has promised and what a promise it is that GOD
will never let their enemies steal and destroy any of their harvests but
will give us our bread and wine. Christ is the WORD and HE will take us through to the consumation of the plan of salvation for all the earth and the universe. HE is ALPHA & OMEGA the beginnning and the end and HE is able to keep us to the uttermost all that come to HIM in faith.
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