A Truth to Believe

   What is the “Word of God” and “Word of the Lord”?

Within the Bible, the phrase "Word of God" and “Word of the Lord” has multiple meanings. These phrases can refer to six different things:

(1)  God’s decrees – something God proclaims, such as creation (Ps. 33:6)

(2)  God’s speech to people – the actual words God speaks to personal people (Exod. 20:1–3)

(3)  God's message – God reveals a divine message to a prophet for him to declare to a people (Jer 1:9).

(4)  Jesus Christ - he is the eternal Word, the perfect and final revelation of God (John 1:1).

(5)  The written Scriptures – God’s inspired message making up the 66 books of the O.T. and N.T. (Matt 15:5–6).

(6)  The gospel message – God saves sinners through Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection and if you repent and believe in Jesus he will forgive your sins, and you will enjoy God forever (1 Pet. 1:25).

The phrases “Word of God” and “Word of the Lord” are God’s communication to humanity in all its forms, whether in the words of Scripture, the prophet’s declaration, or Jesus Christ himself.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever (Isaiah 40:8).

Something about Caregiving

The life of a caregiver means a life of continual hard work, sacrifice, and giving of oneself. Yet, Jesus promises, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). Take heart, your heavenly Father sees and remembers every act of love you do for another. He will outgive your giving.

A Quote

God calls those who follow him to become more like him.

Bonhoeffer once wrote, “When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.”

Do we wage war like hell is at stake?

Dietrich Bonhoeffer - The Cost of Discipleship

A Booklist

As Christians we struggle with indwelling sin and are in an ongoing fight for holiness to be more like Jesus.

Here are the best books we have found on sin and holiness.