explains that the Spirit of Christ is to fill us and dwell
within us.
Colossians 4:3 - "praying ... that God may open up to us
a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery
of Christ..." Again, Paul is referring to the gospel, not to the
Bible.
II Timothy 4:2 - "preach the word..." Paul admonishes
Timothy to preach the gospel of Christ, not Biblical
information.
Hebrews 4:12 - "For the word of God is living and
active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing
as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and
marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of
the heart." Jesus Christ by the Spirit is that "word of God"
which is living and active and able to penetrate into our
being. A textualized book is unable to do so.
If anyone should choose to refer to the Bible, the
collected Scriptures, as the "Word of God," it should be
remembered that such a designation can only be made in a
secondary sense. The primary and absolute sense of the
"Word of God" is in the expression of God in His Son,
Jesus Christ. Jesus is the eternal Word of God expressed in
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