God tells us, "And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which IS the word of
God."
The sword of the soldiers of Christ is not a sword of metal.
It is neither a rapier, or a Claymore, or a samurai, or a
Roman short sword. It is the Word of God.
The Word of God is the whole Bible, the revelation from God,
the divine Sovereign, to His creation. His Word begins at
the beginning, "Genesis," which is what the word means, and
ends with the "Revelation" into the future beyond the end of
the writing of the Bible.
Paul wrote, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and
sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the
dividing asunder of the joints and marrow [down into the
bone, even splitting them!], and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12).
Unless you know the Word of God, you cannot possibly wield
it like a quick, flashing sword. Unless you study God's
Word, you cannot know which concepts, which examples, which
teachings of Christ, which writings of Paul, which
doctrines, which prophecies to use as a weapon in your daily
spiritual warfare!
Jesus said, "If ye continue in My Word, then are ye My
disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free" (John 8:3 1). He said, "I am the way,
the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). Jesus Christ is the
"Word of God" personified! |