THE WORD OF GOD

A. "HIS NAME IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD" - Rev. 19:15
  1. We know that our text has reference to the Son of God:
    1. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" - John 1:1-3
    2. "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: these three are one" - 1 John 5:7
  2. He is the Voice - the Logos:
    1. Because He reveals God and the hidden things of God - Eph. 3:9; Rev. 4:1; John 1:18; Matt. 11:27; John 14:9
    2. He is the Eternal Word because He was in the very beginning with God - Compare John 1:1-3 with Prov. 8:22-30; Heb. 1:1-10; John 8:57, 58; 17:1-9
    3. He is the eternal Word because all things in heaven and in earth were made by Him - John 1:1-3; Col. 1:14-17; Eph. 3:9; Heb. 1:1-3
    4. Finally, He is the Word, or Logos, because He is God's channel to reveal Himself and His Holy Will to men - 1 Tim. 2; 1 John 2
B. NATURE OF THE WORD
  1. The context shows conclusively:
    1. The pre-existence of the Son of God - Compare John 1:1-3 with John 8:58; 17:5-8; Col. 1:17
    2. He revealed in the days of his flesh that He is both divine and human -
      1. He is divine because He has His Father's nature - John 14:9; Col. 2:9; Heb. 1:3
      2. He is truly human because the Word was made flesh - John 1:14; He took the nature of the seed of Abraham - Heb. 2:16
      3. His divinity revealed itself in His nature - Heb. 7:26, 27; in His words - John 6:63; 7:46; by the miracles He performed - Matt. 11:5; and by His ability to read the minds of men - John 2:24, 25
      4. His humanity is clearly seen in His birth - Luke 2:7, 12; He got hungry and thirsty - Luke 4:2; Mark 11:12; John 4:6; also in His temptations - Heb. 4:15
  2. Thus it becomes clear:
    1. That the Logos of the Bible is God's channel of revelation, the voice of Him who dwelleth in the light which no man can approach unto - 1 Tim. 6:16
    2. That this Logos is the connecting link between God and man, between heaven and earth, He is that mystical ladder which Jacob saw - Gen. 28:12
C. BLESSINGS OF THE WORD OF GOD; THE WORTH OF THE WORD
  1. It is our assurance that God has provided a channel of communication between Himself and men:
    1. Sin had broken this channel - Isa. 59:1-3
    2. Christ, the Word, reopened it - John 14:6; Matt. 11:27; John 1:18
  2. This Word is heard:
    1. In time of danger, sorrow, and death - Rev. 14:13; Jer. 31:15, 16; Matt. 14:27
    2. It is the word of power and full assurance meeting our every need - Luke 8:22-24; Matt. 11:28-30
    3. It is the word of friendship and sympathy - Matt. 11:28-30, John 11:23-44
    4. It is the dependable word - Matt. 24:35; Heb. 13:8; Num. 23:19-21
  3. And finally:
    1. It is the Word of salvation - Matt. 1:21; John 8:36; Acts 4:12
    2. "Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed" - Matt. 8:8
    3. "Bid me to come unto thee on the water" - Matt. 14:28, 29
    4. "Thou shalt be with me in Paradise" - Luke 23:42- 44
    5. The Word of God is the key to all God's promises, past, present, and future - 2 Cor. 1:20; Heb. 6:9- 16; 13:8


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