articlesforchristians

The Word of God Is:

• Truth
  • Psalms 119:160 (amp) The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],
    And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.
  • John 14:6 (KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• a lamp and a light
  • Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
  • John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
• sweeter than honey
  • Psalm 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
  • Often overlooked by modern Christians, the honeycomb, or “beo-bread,” symbolizes grace and mercy. Beyond its sweetness, it also possesses medicinal qualities, providing healing and restoration. This sustenance reflects the fullness of Christ’s redemptive work. The honey’s sweetness represents grace, while the bread symbolizes sustenance, merging in the honeycomb to highlight the holistic salvation offered to those seeking heavenly fulfillment. Christ’s resurrection not only erases the bitterness of sin but transforms it into divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a renewed life and a hopeful, restored existence.
  • Beyond that, Jesus also comes to sit and eat with us. The meal he shares after his resurrection isn’t just for the disciples—it reaches into the present and future, extending to everlasting life. In the contrast of Christ’s death and resurrection, his suffering and grace, we find the purpose of our own struggles and why we need his grace and resurrection. The challenges we face daily, much like the fish, aren’t dismissed by the resurrection but are embraced and redeemed. Christ eating the fish becomes an invitation for us to surrender our sufferings to him, trusting in the transformative power of his victory over sin, this broken world, and the devil and his wicked angels.
  • At the same time, the honeycomb invites us to embrace the sweetness of divine grace, especially at the Lord’s Table, where we share in Christ’s body and blood, offering forgiveness, new life, and the promise of eternal salvation. It’s a reminder that our sustenance and healing don’t come from our own efforts or hard-earned daily bread, but from the endless mercy found in Christ alone.
  • The “beo-bread” serves as our spiritual sustenance, symbolizing the assurance that Christ’s grace is always there to support us throughout our journey, from birth to the heavenly banquet with the Lamb. In this meaningful act of shared nourishment, Christ reveals a timeless truth that speaks to the universal longings of the human heart. The fish and honeycomb, eaten by the risen Christ, stand as powerful symbols of redemption, reminding us of the ultimate promise: to share a divine meal with him in heaven.
• settled in heaven
  • Psalms 119:89 Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
  • Mark 16:19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  • Romans 8:34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
• is right
  • Psalms 33:4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• is quick and powerful (living and active)
  • Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
  • Hebrews 4:12 (amp) For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart. 
  • Mark 13:26-27 (amp) Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory [in royal majesty and splendor]. 27 And then He will send out the angels, and will gather together His elect [those He has chosen for Himself] from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
    • (This section of scripture is talking about how suddenly the day of the Lord will come)
  • Matthew 9:4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
  • John 2:24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
  • Mark 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
  • Revelation 19:15-16  And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.
• productive
  • it never returns void
    • Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
    • John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
    • Jesus died on the cross from are sins. He then rose on the third day. He came that we might be reconciled to God.
      • Romans 5:10  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
• Spirit and life
  • John 6:63  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
  • John 14:6 (KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• stands forever
  • Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
  • 1 Peter 1:25 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
  • John 8:28 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
  • Colossians 1:15-17  Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him (Jesus) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
• like fire (a consuming fire) and a hammer
  • Jeremiah 23:29 Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
  • Revelation 19:12-13 His (Jesus) eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
  • Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
• is tried (it is perfect, it is faultless, it is tested)
  • Psalm 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
    • tried means tested.
  • Luke 23:3-4 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
  • Hebrew 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted (tested) like as we are, yet without sin.

2 Timothy 4:1-2 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

• Word in the original Greek is logos from Strong’s G3056. This is the same Greek word that is used for the word “Word” in John 1:1.
• We are commanded in 2 Timothy 4:1-2 to preach the word. That means we are commanded to preach Jesus.