Emeritus Prof. Mercy Olumide
The word of God cont.(four) furthermore, everything that Jesus spoke was the word of God, for he is, in any case, God (John 1:1,18; 10:30; 1 John 5:20). Luke, the creator of the third Gospel, states explicitly that after individuals heard Jesus, they heard the observe of God (Luke 5:1). word how in distinction to the OT prophets, who usually started with some form of "for that reason saith the LORD," Jesus brought His sayings with "I say unto you …" (e.g., Mat 5:18,20,22,32,39; eleven:22,24; Mark 9:1; 10:15; Luke 10:12; 12:four; John 5:19; 6:26; eight:34). In other words, He had divine authority inside Himself to communicate the observe of God. So important is it to take heed to Jesus' words that He himself says, "He that heareth my be aware, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath eternal lifestyles, and shall now not come into condemnation" (John 5:24).
certainly, Jesus is so closely recognized with the be aware of God that he is in fact known as "the note" (John 1:1, 14; 1 John 1:1; Rev 19:13-16)
(5) The note of God is the written list of what the prophets, apostles and Jesus have spoken—i.e., the Scriptures. within the NT, no matter if a creator used phrases comparable to "Moses spoke of," "David talked about," "the Holy Spirit/Ghost says," or "God says" made no difference (see Acts 3:22; 4:25; Rom 10:5, 19; Heb 3:7; 4:7). What became written within the Bible changed into the notice of God.
(6) although no longer on the identical level of authority as Scripture itself, the spoken proclamation via preachers or prophets within the church these days may be known as the note of God. (a) Peter indicated that what his readers obtained during the preaching of the notice become the word of God (1 Pet 1:25), and Paul recommended Timothy to "preach the observe" (2 Tim 4:2). Such preaching should not ever stand unbiased of the written be aware of God, however. basically, the look at various to assess whether God's word is being proclaimed in a sermon or message is whether it corresponds to God's written notice. (b) What about someone who receives a prophecy or revelation in a worship atmosphere (1 Cor 14:26-32)? Is she or he receiving the be aware of God? The reply to this query is a qualified "yes." Paul asserts that such messages are discipline to public assessment by different believers. thus, it's viable that such prophecies may also not be the be aware of God ( see 1 Cor 14:29). best in a secondary experience do we communicate of prophets nowadays speakme under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The revelation of a prophet these days have to under no circumstances be improved to the aspect of inerrancy (see 1 Cor 14:three)
The energy of the note of God. The word of God stands firm within the heavens (Ps 119:89; Is 40:8; 1 Pet 1:24-25). Yet, it is not a static note; it's dynamic and powerful (cf. Heb 4:12), and it accomplishes super issues (Is fifty five:11). (1) The word of God is the inventive observe. based on the creation account, things got here into being when God spoke His notice (e.g., Gen 1:three-four,6-7,9). This procedure is summarised by using the psalmist, who wrote, "by using the observe of the Lord had been the heavens made" (Ps 33:6; cf. v. 9), and by means of the writer to Hebrews, "via faith we remember the worlds had been framed with the aid of the word of God" (Heb 11:3; cf. 2 Pet 3:5). be aware that in keeping with John, the notice that God used to create all issues changed into Jesus Christ (John 1:1-three). (2) The note of God also has the power to preserve advent.
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