Callington House Group
7th January 2015
Bible Study:
Read Heb. 4:12
What is the Word of God?
A person - The Lord Jesus Christ:
John 1:1 The Word was God - in the
beginning
The creator God is the Word
John 1:14 The Word became flesh, lived
with us
The Son of God (Also 1 John 1:1 - The
Word of Life!)
Rev. 19:13 (esp. vv11-16) The risen
Lord Jesus Christ is the Word of God
Heb. 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today and forever
Speech:
Creating
Gen. 1:3 God spoke and things were
created. “Let there be light , land , animals etc.” and by
His word there came to be out of nothing.
Psalm 33:6 By the word of the Lord the
heavens were made.
The Word of God is
powerful and creative!
Sustaining
Heb. 1:3 God sustains all things by his
powerful word
Personal
Gen. 2:16-17 Instructive word to Adam
and Eve
Gen. 3:9 Calling word “Where are
you?”. Also Saul on road to Damascus Acts 9.
Gen. 3:16-19 Cursing word. Woman, man
and the ground
Ex. 20:1-3 Directing word. 10
commandments. The Lord spoke all these words.
Matt. 3:17 Exalting word. This is my
Son in whom I am well pleased.
God
spoke many times audibly to his people. God speaks in a variety of
ways to His people.
He speaks through humans
God raised up prophets through whom he
spoke. They were ordinary people, who spoke human words in everyday
language BUT they were words of divine origin and therefore they
spoke the very Word of God.
The Word they spoke is truthful and
authoritative.
Deut. 18:18-20 “I will put my words
in his mouth” The words of God were spoken by the prophet. The true
ambassador only says the words of his king.
Jer. 1:9 Sanctified lips
Jer. 1:7 Speak only the commandments of
God (see also Num. 22:35,38)
Ex. 4:12 God helps those who are to
speak for him
There are many other
examples in scripture.
What about today? We are called to preach the Word! The gospel is
God’s word for life today, nothing must be added or taken away from
it.
God’s word in writing - the scriptures
Written by God
Just as God instructed men to speak His
word, he also instructed men to record his Word.
The first account of the written word
is by none other than the hand of God. The 10 commandments were
written by the finger of God. Ex. 31:18, 32:16 and 34:1, 28.
Written by O.T. authors
Deut. 31:9-13 Moses
Josh. 24:26 Joshua
Is. 30:8 Isaiah
Jer. 30:2 Jeremiah (also Jer. 36:2-4
and vv27-31 The word of God protected)
Written by N.T. authors
Promise of the Holy Spirits help to
remember
John 14:26 Also John 16:12-13 The
promise of truth and future events
1 Cor. 14:37 Paul’s writings are the
commands of the Lord
2 Peter 3:2 Peter’s second letter
reminds the people of the Words of the prophets and now the command
of Chris through the apostles
The written word of God is absolutely
true and authoritative. Therefore to disobey brings judgement.
Jer. 36:29-31
1 Cor. 14:36-38
Warnings about adding to or taking
from!
Deut. 4:2, 12:32
Prov. 30:6
Rev. 22:19
God’s written word is complete, true
and infallible
Trustworthy
Living - life giving
Active - today and always because Jesus
is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Sharp - cuts away even the most
difficult sin
Penetrating - reaches the inner man
God's word judges
man to be either: guilty or not guilty.
Hebrews 1:1-4
Jesus Christ is the subject and the fulfilment of all that God's word
is.
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