The Mustard Seed

[Thinkingstuff]

Is the Word of God "the bible"?

Yea or Nay?

The Word of God in its fullest revelation is Jesus Christ. The bible is the word of God.

because written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their author and have been handed on as such... In composing the sacred books, God chose men and while employed by Him they made use of their powers and abilities, so that with Him acting in them and through them, they, as true authors, consigned to writing everything and only those things which He wanted.

Therefore, since everything asserted by the inspired authors or sacred writers must be held to be asserted by the Holy Spirit, it follows that the books of Scripture must be acknowledged as teaching solidly, faithfully and without error that truth which God wanted put into sacred writings for the sake of salvation... For the words of God, expressed in human language, have been made like human discourse, just as the word of the eternal Father, when He took to Himself the flesh of human weakness, was in every way made like men. - On the Word of God chapter 3

 

[hillclimber1]

You are splitting hairs.. The Bible is the recorded and preserved words that God inspired, which is known as "The Word of God".. It encapsulates all that God desires us to know, to this time, aside from His personal interactions with us. Some was written to us, and some was written about us, but all of it was written for us, concerning Jesus Christ, between his eternity past, and His eternity future...

But it is a collection of paper upon which words are printed.. If that is what you see, that is what it is.. I see it as the "Word of God", the most precious possession I have..

 

[Thinkingstuff]

You are splitting hairs.. The Bible is the recorded and preserved words that God inspired, which is known as "The Word of God".. It encapsulates all that God desires us to know, to this time, aside from His personal interactions with us. Some was written to us, and some was written about us, but all of it was written for us, concerning Jesus Christ, between his eternity past, and His eternity future...

But it is a collection of paper upon which words are printed.. If that is what you see, that is what it is.. I see it as the "Word of God", the most precious possession I have..

You've made the same distinction as I have when you say

It encapsulates all that God desires us to know, to this time, aside from His personal interactions with us

Thus making the same statement. Jesus Christ is the fullest revelation of the Word of God. The bible is not the fullest revelation of God, but it never the less is the word of God.

 

[davidoregonJr]

The Word of God in its fullest revelation is Jesus Christ. The bible is the word of God.

Did the Spirit of Truth teach this to you?

 

[davidoregonJr]

Yea or Nay?

 

[Thinkingstuff]

Yea or Nay?

Word the question exactly by what you mean. Is the bible the fullest revelation of the Word of God? Nay. Jesus Christ is. Is the bible fully the word of God? Yea.

 

[Thinkingstuff]

Did the Spirit of Truth teach this to you?

Since you like King James English I will say Forsooth!

 

[davidoregonJr]

The Word of God in its fullest revelation is Jesus Christ. The bible is the word of God.

You made this statement as Truth to me.

I asked you;

Did the Spirit of Truth teach this to you?

YES OR NO?

 

[Thinkingstuff]

You made this statement as Truth to me.

I asked you;

Did the Spirit of Truth teach this to you?

YES OR NO?

I did say forsooth. Not liking that I said forsooth. I will state it this way: Yes. However, with this caveat: watch the capitalization of words. And for a better understanding of what I mean I had also said

Word the question exactly by what you mean. Is the bible the fullest revelation of the Word of God? Nay. Jesus Christ is. Is the bible fully the word of God? Yea.

 

[davidoregonJr]

I did say forsooth. Not liking that I said forsooth. I will state it this way: Yes. However, with this caveat: watch the capitalization of words.

I have nothing more to say to you on this matter at this point in time.

The Lord bless you with a 1000 times more as much as you have now in your life.

amen

 

[hillclimber1]

You know, DavidoregonJr: 30 years ago I was in a commune in our area figuring out how many and what size wood stoves to sell some folks.. The whole commune had been very recently heavily injected with the word of God, through one couple having gotten saved.. The new found joy in redemption washed over that entire commune, but by the time I got there, they were debating pointless words, ideas and theologies, KJ v. NAS, NKJ, etc, and missing out on the joy of the Lord.. Eventually a small group of Christians took them on, and there were quite a few more saved and a vibrant ministry begun. I haven't thought about that or even heard of that ministry in years, till this thread brought it to mind. Your postings on this thread reminded me of those truly wonderful times. If you are a new believer, relax, and get with some serious Bible students, and there are usually some in every church, and enjoy the joy that is yours in Christ. Don't major in minors..

 

[Thinkingstuff]

I have nothing more to say to you on this matter at this point in time.

The Lord bless you with a 1000 times more as much as you have now in your life.

amen

I don't know what to say. Save that your blessing has and admonishing feel to it. As you slowly increased the number of times of your blessing to Doubting Thomas when he disagreed with you. You did mine with a much greater amount. Does that suggest I need an admonishment 1,000 more than that of others? However, I will give you this passage for consideration about the word of God.

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”

7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]”

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”

11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

 

[davidoregonJr]

I don't know what to say. Save that your blessing has and admonishing feel to it. As you slowly increased the number of times of your blessing to Doubting Thomas when he disagreed with you. You did mine with a much greater amount. Does that suggest I need an admonishment 1,000 more than that of others? However, I will give you this passage for consideration about the word of God.

The Lord bless you with what you have now in your life...without measure and without depth and without no ending.

amen

Thank you my awesome God.
amen

 

[davidoregonJr]

You know, DavidoregonJr: 30 years ago I was in a commune in our area figuring out how many and what size wood stoves to sell some folks.. The whole commune had been very recently heavily injected with the word of God, through one couple having gotten saved.. The new found joy in redemption washed over that entire commune, but by the time I got there, they were debating pointless words, ideas and theologies, KJ v. NAS, NKJ, etc, and missing out on the joy of the Lord.. Eventually a small group of Christians took them on, and there were quite a few more saved and a vibrant ministry begun. I haven't thought about that or even heard of that ministry in years, till this thread brought it to mind. Your postings on this thread reminded me of those truly wonderful times. If you are a new believer, relax, and get with some serious Bible students, and there are usually some in every church, and enjoy the joy that is yours in Christ. Don't major in minors..

This temptation was easy to overcome.

 

[davidoregonJr]

My work here is done.

Unless the Lord tells me otherwise.

Good bye

The Lord is God.

amen

 

[Thinkingstuff]

I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Your word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against You

Every word of God is tried and purified; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him

For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life and spirit, and of joints and marrow, exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Your law

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, for training in righteousness.

Sky and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path

But be doers of the Word and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves

 

[davidoregonJr]

You know, DavidoregonJr: 30 years ago I was in a commune in our area figuring out how many and what size wood stoves to sell some folks.. The whole commune had been very recently heavily injected with the word of God, through one couple having gotten saved.. The new found joy in redemption washed over that entire commune, but by the time I got there, they were debating pointless words, ideas and theologies, KJ v. NAS, NKJ, etc, and missing out on the joy of the Lord.. Eventually a small group of Christians took them on, and there were quite a few more saved and a vibrant ministry begun. I haven't thought about that or even heard of that ministry in years, till this thread brought it to mind. Your postings on this thread reminded me of those truly wonderful times. If you are a new believer, relax, and get with some serious Bible students, and there are usually some in every church, and enjoy the joy that is yours in Christ. Don't major in minors..

The Lord bless you a 1000 times more as much as you have in your life now.
amen

 

[davidoregonJr]

And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:

And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,

 

[Thinkingstuff]

37 The prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him and wounded him.


23 When the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him. 24 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying on the road, with both the donkey and the lion standing beside it. 25 Some people who passed by saw the body lying there, with the lion standing beside the body, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.

26 When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who defied the word of the LORD. The LORD has given him over to the lion, which has mauled him and killed him, as the word of the LORD had warned him.”

 

[davidoregonJr]

37 The prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him and wounded him.


23 When the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him. 24 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying on the road, with both the donkey and the lion standing beside it. 25 Some people who passed by saw the body lying there, with the lion standing beside the body, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.

26 When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who defied the word of the LORD. The LORD has given him over to the lion, which has mauled him and killed him, as the word of the LORD had warned him.”

the LORD is GOD.

amen