What is the Word of God?
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• 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
• The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: (Zephaniah 1:1)
• The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel. (Joel 1:1)
• The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: (Jonah 1:1)
• The word of the Lord came to me, saying, (Jeremiah 1:4)
• 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[a] it. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-14)
• He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God (Revelation 19:13)
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What is the word of God? If you asked me yesterday, I would have immediately told you the Bible. And is that wrong? No. The Bible says, "All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness." So, God breathed these words into existence and had people throughout history write it down so we could read it. So, it is the word of God and typically the first that comes to mind for us. But, what about the other meanings? For example, check this out. The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah, the word of the Lord that came to Joel, the word of the Lord came to Jonah. Even Jeremiah the prophet said, "The word of the Lord came to me saying." In all of these, people are getting a direct word from God. Now, it's still a part of the word of God, but presented in a different way. Now, I say all that because this morning I was reading the Bible and there was one more presentation of the word that had me questioning, "What is the word of God?" Let me read it for you. "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God." Now, I probably read this 20 times, but the way that it said here just still didn't make sense. So, I was reminded by this analogy I made the other day. When you look here, what do you see? A fireplace or a fire. But, there are also different elements to it if you break it down. It's orange, there's heat, it's moving. So, let me try to break this down. "In the beginning was the word was God." What does the word actually mean? Well, if you look up the Greek of that word of the word, it is logos. And if you look at where else that Greek word is used in the Bible, it brings us to the second coming of Jesus in the book of Revelation and it says, "He, Jesus, is dressed in a robe dipped in blood and his name is the word of God." Get it? The word of God is also Jesus. Now, watch this. "In the beginning was Jesus, and Jesus was with God, and Jesus was God." He, Jesus, was with God in the beginning. And if you go down a little bit, "The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." I've heard this passage so many times over the years, but I've never made the connection that the word of God is also Jesus. Maybe you already knew that, but I am just making the connection today. I find it so interesting that we could read the same thing for years, yet still learn new things about God daily. Let me know, friends. What has God been teaching you recently? God bless.