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There is a difference between the Bible and the Word of God. The difference is that the Book in your hand is called the Bible. The Bible is not the WORD of God but only testifies of Him.
The Bible contains words of God but it is not the Word. The Bible is just a book written by men inspired by God. (2Tim 3:16).
The Word of God is Jesus Himself. John 1:1 says, in the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The “Word herein means human being (Jesus) and it starts with upper case anytime it is referred to in the Bible as seen in John 1:1.
Throughout the Bible, anytime they referred to the Word of God which is Jesus Christ, the letter ‘W’ is always in the upper case to differentiate the “Word” of God (Jesus Christ) from the ordinary letter “word “.
According to Christian Truth Center, quoting them verbatim, the “Word was in the beginning while Bible was not in the beginning.”
“Jesus who is the Word was in the beginning.”
“John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word”.
“Bible was not in the beginning. It is Moses who wrote the first books of the Bible and the first full compilation of the Bible came in 332 AD.”
“Adam never saw a book called the Bible, neither Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, the children of Israel, the Old Testament prophets, etc, but they had the Word.”
“The word of God come to Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, the prophets, etc – it is not the bible which came to them but the word of God. Word of God is Jesus not the Bible.”
“Bible was not with God in the beginning but the Word (Jesus) was. Jesus, the Word, was in the beginning with God. John 1:1 … and the Word was with God.”
“Bible was not in the beginning with God – Bible came in 332 AD. The Word was before the Bible was. Bible is not God but Jesus is God. Jesus, the Word, is God. John 1:1 …and the Word was God. Bible is not God.
“Jesus created and creates, the Bible creates not. Jesus created and creates everything. John 3:3 All things were made by Him; and without Him nothing was made that was made. Bible created and creates nothing. The Word become flesh, Bible did not become flesh. The Word, Jesus, became flesh.”
“John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. Bible did not become flesh. Bible lacks life, Jesus is life. Jesus said to the Pharisees in John 5:39: You search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and these are they which testify of Me.”
“Life is in Jesus Christ not in the Bible. John 1:4: In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. John 14:6: Jesus said unto Him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by Me. Bible is lifeless – lacks life.”
The book of Luke 24:45 says: “Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures”.
Jesus was teaching His disciples but they could not understand and so, He prayed for them and opened their understanding to understand the scriptures. Those Scriptures you read and understand and you swallowed up which go into your belly, spirit and souls are the words of God.
Jeremiah 15:16 says “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.”
The Word of God (Jesus Christ ) is not that Bible. Jesus is not a book. The Bible under your pillow is not God. It’s just a book that gives account. You can be using the Bible as your pillow and not filled with what is written in it. A child of God that is not filled with the word of God does not have God. It’s like a man that has the Holy Spirit and is not filled with the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is a Holy that gives an objective account or reports an event. But the Word of God is Jesus that filled you up, sanctify you, refine you, renew you, empower you and gives you authority.
You can have the Bible and not filled with the Word of God. Jesus Christ in your body, spirit and soul, is the Word of God and not the book (the Bible) in your hands that you turned to your pillow at home.
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