Walter and Deborah Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 14 Topic Count: 2,237 Topics Per Day: 0.50 Content Count: 4,362 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,030 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/13/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/11/1947 Share Posted April 14, 2017 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah_ Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 790 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 878 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 No contact with God’s word can be neutral; depending on our response, it will either bless us, or condemn us. Even human words can cause things to happen; so how much more powerful is the word of God? The writer may be comparing it to Ehud’s double-edged sword – the sword that suddenly dealt the death-blow to a wicked king and liberated the people of God (Judges 3:16). It’s a weapon that we also have authority to use (Ephesians 6:17) (Psalm 149:6,7). It’s something we should wield with confidence - but also with care, and with awe, submitting our own lives to its probing challenge (Psalm 19:11). God’s word has the power and authority of God Himself to reach right down into our deceitful hearts and expose our sin for what it is. As we read the Bible, we meet God Himself – awesome and holy, yet also loving and merciful. Like a surgeon’s scalpel, His word penetrates our minds and souls, and deals with what it finds there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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