“And that from a babe you have known the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.” It makes us wise unto salvation-2 Timothy 3:15 Help me see more of who You are on every page.” 2. Before we read, we can pray, “Lord Jesus, I don’t want to miss You in Your Word. In our hearts, we shouldn’t separate the Lord from the Word of God. What this means for us: Since the Scriptures testify concerning Christ, we should focus on Him when we come to the Bible. So we should never separate the Word of God from the Lord Himself, especially since the Scriptures testify concerning Him. In John 5:40 (referenced in the note) Jesus said, “Yet you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.” The religious people He was speaking to searched the God-given Scriptures, but they missed the Lord standing in front of them. We may contact the Scriptures, yet not contact the Lord. These two should go together because the Scriptures testify concerning the Lord, they should not be separated from the Lord. The Jewish religionists searched the Scriptures but were not willing to come to the Lord. To “search the Scriptures” may be separated from “come to Me” (v. Note 1 in the New Testament Recovery Version on search explains: The Scriptures reveal so many aspects of the wonderful person of Christ.īut it’s possible for us to miss Christ if we “search the Scriptures” looking for something other than Him. But here, the Lord Jesus said that the Scriptures testify concerning Him. We may think that the Scriptures mainly testify of many acts or things concerning God in a general way, or that they tell us how we should live. The first function of the Word of God is that it testifies concerning Jesus Christ. “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life and it is these that testify concerning Me. In this post, we’ll look at some verses and notes in the New Testament Recovery Version to see six of the primary functions of the living Word of God. And because His word is living, it’s active and does many things, both for God and for us. “The word of God is living and operative.” Have you ever thought of the Bible, the Word of God, as something that’s more than just black and white letters?
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