Fellowship Baptist Church
10-16-22 Visual Notes
What IS "The Word of God"?

When most of us hear “The Word of God” we immediately think of the Bible, but the biblical language “The Word of God” referred to: 

  • the message God gave directly to people (like His prophets), who then spoke/wrote on His behalf (Gen 15:1; 1 Sam 3:1, 15:10; 2 Sam 7:4; 1 Kgs 6:11, 18:1; Is 28:14; Ez 6:1-3; Rev 1:9).
  • The Word of God is also the language used by John to refer not to the written word but the LIVING WORD of God - Jesus (Jn 1:1-4; Rev 19:13).
  • The word of God/Lord is referring to the good news about Jesus (Lk 11:28; Acts 4:31; Acts 6:7; Acts 11:1; Acts 12:24; Acts 13:49; Acts 15:35; Acts 16:32; 1 Thes 2:13; Rev 20:4).
  • Today we have the great privilege of having all that ancient information compiled in a collection we call “The Bible” = meaning “Book”. This BOOK is a LIBRARY telling us about WHO God is and WHAT God says. From that perspective, we can say that what is in the Bible is the WORD of GOD.

The next 5 weeks:

  1. Why Should We Trust the Word of God? (that’s today)
  2. Is what we have NOW, what they had THEN? Has the Bible been corrupted or changed OR is it trustworthy?
  3. What are the Recognized Writings & Trustworthy Translations?
  4. How do we Read it Right?
  5. How should we RESPOND to the WORD of GOD? Will we obey OR turn away from God’s Word?
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