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The Word – Written or Living

April 21, 2016 by DoneWithReligion

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

When we speak of the Word of God we are not just speaking of written words. The Word mentioned in the verse above is talking about Jesus, the Living Word.

TheWordisJesus

So many of us focus on the written word and which version is the true word of God. This verse states that the true Word is not a book, but is Jesus who is alive and living within us through the Holy Spirit.

If we were never again able to read from the Bible or hear it read to us, we still have the Living Word of God within us to teach us and guide us.

We can learn and be encouraged when we read the Bible no matter which translation we prefer, but we need to remember that the Bible is the inspired words of God written by men over a long period of time. The living Word of God is Jesus who lives within each of us through the Spirit.

We can read the words on the pages of the Bible, but it is only by the Living Word within us that gives life and power to the words we read.

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Posted in christian living, Word of God | Tagged Bible, Holy Spirit, living word, Word of God | 2 Comments

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  1. on April 29, 2016 at 2:16 PM DoneWithReligion's avatar DoneWithReligion

    Thanks for your reply David. I appreciate it. I willl checked out your site also. Thanks.

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  2. on April 29, 2016 at 1:50 PM David's avatar David

    So true – and especially when so many interpretations of ‘the word of God’ give rise to the question just what is truly the right way to look at it. I have written some posts on this and agree with your focus on the fact that if we actually look at the new testament and particularly that passage at the beginning of John – our definition of the ‘Word of God’ is very stratightforward – thanks

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