* As the
Word of God, Jesus Christ "has a significance and a value for the human race and its history, which are unique and singular, proper to him alone, exclusive, universal and absolute."
Only later does it say, "This church accepts the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired
Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life" (2.03).
The
word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword (Heb 4:12).
Paul writes to the Colossians of the ministry that was entrusted to him, that is 'to make the
word of God fully known.' The gospel reading narrates that Mary sat down listening to the words of Jesus.
'The bearer of the Word must receive the
Word of God. Before the network could be the voice of the Word, it must be heard in the world of the network,' he said.
Sethole said in an interview that she choose to use radio to spread the
word of God as the world was digital, adding that she wanted to flow with the contemporary world.
The "fruit of her womb"--the Messiah--is the singular privilege of Mary, but Jesus teaches that the "
word of God" can be a source of blessing for everyone, if it is believed and practiced in life.
Being a workon the general introduction to the Scripture, the pages of the book guide readers towards the understanding of the great biblical themes which can be used to approach the
Word of God: the canon, the inspiration, the sacred text, the literary forms, the biblical history, and the interpretation of the Bible.
So at least the
Word of God should offer some solace, should offer some assurance.
The coming of the
word of God invites humanity into the possibility of relationship with God, something that no person can achieve on her or his own.
It is Reverend Sankar's sincere hope that this very passionate Prophetic discourse will wholly provoke all, to zealously proclaim the
Word of God.
-- Fewer than one in four Americans (24%) now believe the Bible is "the actual
word of God, and is to be taken literally, word for word," similar to the 26% who view it as "a book of fables, legends, history and moral precepts recorded by man." This is the first time in Gallup's four-decade trend that biblical literalism has not surpassed biblical skepticism.