“Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him” (John 14:23).
The written Word of God is what Jesus says we should keep if we love Him. All Scripture is God’s written Word, which today refers to the entire Holy Bible (see 2 Timothy 3:16).
God wants us to receive His Word and keep all Scripture as the Son of God. The Father gave birth to all Scripture, which is His Son, “and His name is called The Word of God” (Revelation 19:13).
When we see the Word of God as the Son of God, we would realize that Scripture is the very person of Christ. The Holy Spirit of God gave birth to all Scripture, which is Christ, the living Word of God (see 2 Peter 1:19-21).
Jesus clearly said that Scripture points to Him, that all Scripture are Christ: “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39).
Anyone who loves God will also love the Scripture which is begotten of God. John wrote, “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome” (1 John 5:3).
Whoever receives the Word and believes that Scripture is the Word of God has believed God: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name” (John 1:12).
Jesus Christ is the name of the Word of God, which is that elevated name God gave to the Holy Scripture: “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name” (Philippians 2:9).
God gave us the Scripture so that we would receive Him as our Saviour Jesus Christ. Jesus says, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you” (John 15:7).
Everyone who believes and confesses that Scripture is the Word of God has put on Christ. Paul wrote, “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ” (Galatians 3:27).
The Word of God is the new creation that should be formed in our hearts. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
God wants us to treasure Scripture and keep His Word as the Christ. When we have the Word of God stored or hidden in our hearts, and we treasure Scripture as the Son of God, the Father will form the new creation in our mind.
Scripture is that new creation which is formed in the hearts of all who believes that Christ is the Word of God: “And that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:24).
If anyone keeps the Scripture as the Word of God that lives and abides forever, then they are Christ disciples indeed. Scripture is Christ the Word of God: “Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you” (1 Peter 1:25).
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, create in me a new heart; and fill my mind with the Spirit of Scripture so that your Word will flow out of my mouth, in Jesus name. Amen.
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Preach therefore that:
Divorce and subsequently remarry another even both spouse are still alive, is forbidden. Doing so is a commission of adultery or fornication. This transgression will disqualify one from the Promises of our Almighty God. Thus,
3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.