THE WORD OF GOD

1. The Bible was
written by divine inspiration:

2Tim.3:16               All
Scripture is given by inspiration of God

1Thes.2:13             Ye
received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God

Heb.1:1   God...spake in time past unto the
fathers by the prophets

2Pet.1:21                Men
of God spake as they were moved by Holy Ghost

2. God's Word is
eternally true & never fails:

1Ki.8:56  There hath not failed one word of all His
good promise

Psa.119:89              Forever,
O Lord, Thy Word is settled in Heaven

Psa.119:160            Every
one of Thy judgements endureth forever

Isa.40:8   The Word of God shall stand forever

Isa.55:10,11            So
shall My Word be...it shall accomplish...& prosper

Mat.24:35               Heaven
& earth shall pass away, but My Words [never]

Jn.10:35b                The
Scripture cannot be broken (cancelled, annulled)

1Pet.1:25                The
Word of the Lord endureth forever

3. The Importance
of God's Word:

Deut.32:46,47        Set
your heart unto all the Words...for it is not a vain thing for you; it is your life

Psa.138:2b             Thou
(God) hast magnified Thy Word above all Thy name

A. Jesus is the
"Word made flesh":

Jn.1:1      In the beginning
was the Word...& the Word was God

Jn.1:14    The Word (Jesus) was made
flesh & dwelt among us

Rev.19:11-13          His
(Jesus') name is called the Word of God (See also 1Jn.1:1)

B. The power of the
Word:

Jn.6:63    The Words that I speak, they
are spirit & they are life

Psa.33:6,9               By
the the Word of the Lord were the heavens made... He spake, & it was done

Rom.1:16                Gospel
of Christ...is the power of God unto salvation

Heb.11:3 The worlds were framed by the Word of God

2Pet.3:5-7               Earth...by
the Word, kept in store, reserved unto fire

4. God's Word is
our spiritual weapon:

Eph.6:17 The sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of
God

Jer.5:14   I will make My Words in thy mouth
fire

Jer.23:29 Is not My Word like as a fire? and like a
hammer?

Mat.4:4-11             Jesus
said to (Satan), It is written. Then devil leaveth

Heb.4:12 Word is quick, & powerful, & sharper
than any...sword

1Jn.2:14  The Word of God abideth in you, & ye
have overcome the wicked one

5. The Bible was
written for our benefit:

Psa.102:18              This
shall be written for the generation to come

Jn.19:35  He (John) that saw it bare record...that
ye might believe

Jn.20:31  These are written that ye might believe

Rom.15:4                Written
for our learning, that we through...the Scriptures might have hope

1Cor.10:11              And
they are written for our admonition (See also 1Jn.5:13)

6. Keeping
(obeying, heeding) the Word:

A. It's important
to heed & keep the Word:

Deut.11:1               Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God, & keep His...statutes, & His judgments,
& His commandents, alway

Heb.2:1   We ought to give more earnest heed
to the (Word)

2Pet.1:19                Sure
Word...ye do well that ye take heed

B. Obeying &
keeping the Word proves we know & love Jesus:

Psa.119:167            My
soul kept Thy testimonies; I love them exceedingly

Jn.8:31    If ye continue in My Word,
then are ye My disciples indeed

Jn.14:15  If ye love Me, keep My commandments

Jn.14:21,23             If
a man love Me, he will keep My Words

Jam.1:22-24            Be
ye doers of the Word, & not hearers only

1Jn.2:3    Hereby we know that we know
Him, if we keep His commandments

1Jn.5:3    This is the love of
God...keep His commandments

2Jn.6       This is
love, that we walk after His commandments

Rev.3:8   Thou...hast kept My Word, &
hast not denied My name

C. The benefits of
keeping the Word:

Deut.7:9 The Lord...keepeth mercy with them that love
Him & keep His commandments

Psa.1:2,3 In His law doth he meditate. And he
shall...bring forth fruit

Psa.37:31                Law
of God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide

Lk.8:15    They, which...having heard
the Word, keep it, bring forth fruit with patience

Lk.11:28  Blessed are they that hear the Word of
God & keep it

Jn.15:7    If...My Words abide in you,
ye shall ask what ye will, & it shall be done

Jn.15:10  If ye keep My commandments, ye shall
abide in My love

1Jn.2:5    Whoso keepeth His Word, in
him verily is the love of God perfected

1Jn.3:24  He that keepeth His commandments dwelleth
in Him, & He in him (See also 1Jn.2:24)

D. The Holy Spirit
will guide you in the Word:

Psa.25:5  [Pray:] Lead me in Thy truth, & teach
me

Jn.14:26  The Holy Ghost...shall teach you, &
bring (Words) to your remembrance

Jn.16:13  The Spirit...will guide you into all
truth

1Jn.2:27  The anointing teacheth you of all things
(See also Psa.119:18; Ezk.36:27.)

E. Additional
verses on the importance of keeping the Word:

Psa.119:2,4,33,34,55,57,60,63,67,88,100,115,129,134,145,146,167,168;
Pro.3:1,21; 4:4,13,20-21; 6:20,22; 7:1-3; 19:16; 22:17-18; 28:4,7; 29:18;
Eccl.8:5; 12:13.

7. What the Word
does for us:

A. Saves us &
gives us spiritual rebirth:

Psa.19:7a                Law
of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul

Jam.1:18 Of His Own will begat He us with the Word of
truth

Jam.1:21b               The
engrafted Word...is able to save your souls

1Pet.1:23                Being
born again...by the Word of God

2Pet.1:4  Precious promises: by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature

B. The Word gives
us faith, truth, wisdom & strength:

Rom.10:17              Faith
cometh by hearing...the Word of God

Psa.19:7b               Testimony
of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple

Psa.119:99,             I
have more understanding than all my teachers: for

100          Thy
testimonies are my meditation

Jn.15:7    If My Words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will

Jn.17:17b                Thy
Word is truth

Acts
20:32             Word
of His grace, which is able to build you up

2Tim.3:15-17          Scriptures...are
able to make thee wise

C. Meditating in
the Word causes prosperity & success:

Josh.1:8  Meditate therein day & night...then
shalt thou make thy way prosperous &...have good success

Psa.1:2,3 In His law doth he meditate...whatsoever he
doeth shall prosper

1Tim.4:15               Meditate
upon these things...that thy profiting may appear to all

D. The Word guides
us & is a light to our path:

Psa.19:8  Commandment of Lord is pure, enlightening
the eyes

Psa.25:10                All
the paths of the Lord are mercy & truth unto such as keep His...testimonies

Psa.119:105            Thy
Word is a lamp unto my feet & light unto my path

Psa.119:130            The
entrance of Thy Words giveth light

E. The Word
cleanses us spiritually:

Psa.119:9                Wherewithal
shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed...to Thy Word

Jn.15:3    Now ye are clean through the
Word which I have spoken

Eph.5:25b,26          That
He might sanctify & cleanse (us) with the washing of water by the Word (See
also Jn.17:17)

F. Other things the
Word does for us:

Psa.107:20              He
sent His Word and healed them

Psa.119:11              Word
have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin

Psa.119:165            Great
peace have they which love Thy law

Jer.15:16b               Thy
Word was...the joy & rejoicing of mine heart

Jn.8:31,32               If
ye continue in My Word...the truth shall make you free

1Thes.2:13b           Word
of God...effectually worketh in you that believe

2Tim.3:16,17          All
Scripture is...profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction

Heb.4:12 Word is...discerner of thoughts & intents
of heart

8. What we should
do with the Word:

A. Feed on it, for
it is our spiritual food:

Psa.119:103            How
sweet are Thy Words! Sweeter than honey

Job
23:12                I
have esteemed Words more than my necessary food

Jer.15:16 Thy Words were found, & I did eat them

Mat.4:4   Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by...Word

1Pet.2:2  As newborn babes, desire the
sincere milk of Word

B. Teach the Word
to our children:

Deut.6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy
children

Deut.11:19             And
ye shall teach (the Word unto) thy children

Psa.78:1-8              They
should make them known unto their children

2Tim.3:15               From
a child thou has known the holy Scriptures

C. Teach
"milk" to babes, & "meat" to the mature:

Heb.5:13 Every one that useth milk...is a babe

Heb.5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are (mature)

1Cor.3:1,2               I
have fed you with milk, and not with meat

Heb.6:1-3               Leaving
the principles of the doctrine...let us go on

2Tim.2:15               A
workman...rightly dividing the Word of truth

Jn.16:12  I have many things to say...ye cannot
bear them now

D. Love the
Word & let it dwell in our hearts:

Deut.6:6,7              These
Words...shall be in thine heart

Deut.11:18             Lay
up these My Words in your heart & in your soul

Psa.40:8  I delight to do Thy will...Thy law is
within my heart

Psa.119:20              My
soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thy judgments (Word)

Psa.119:40              Behold,
I have longed after Thy precepts

Psa.119:47,48         I
will delight myself in Thy commandments, which I have loved (See also
Psa.119:113,140,159,163)

Psa.119:72              Law
of Thy mouth better than thousands of gold

Psa.119:97              O
how I love Thy law! It is my meditation all the day

Psa.119:127            I
love Thy commandments above gold

Psa.119:131            I
panted...I longed for Thy commandments

Psa.119:162            I
rejoice at Thy Word, as one that findeth great spoil Col.3:16 Let the Word of
Christ dwell in you richly

1Tim.4:15               Meditate
upon these things, give thyself wholly (See also Isa.51:7)

E. Study the Word
& "search the Scriptures":

Jn.5:39    Search the Scriptures...they
testify of Me

Acts
17:11             Received
the Word with all readiness of mind, & searched the Scriptures daily

1Tim.4:16               Take
heed...unto the doctrine; continue in them

2Tim.2:15               Study
to shew thyself approved unto God...rightly dividing the Word of truth

F. Answer questions
& witness with the Word:

Psa.119:42              So
shall I have wherewith to answer him

Pro.22:20,21           Answer
Words of truth to them that send unto thee

Phi.2:15,16             Shine
as lights...holding forth the Word of life

Tit.1:9     By sound doctrine to
convince gainsayers

1Pet.3:15                Be
ready always to give an answer to every man

1Pet.4:11                If
any speak, let him speak as the oracles of God

G. Teach &
preach the Word:

Psa.68:11                Great
was company of them that published it

Jer.23:28 He that hath My Word, let him speak (it)
faithfully

Hab.2:2   Write the vision, & make it
plain

Mat.28:20               Teaching
them to observe all things...I have commanded

Acts
8:25               They
testified & preached the Word of the Lord

Acts
18:11             Continued...teaching
the Word of God among them

1Cor.2:4,13             Not
with enticing words of man's wisdom

2Tim.4:2 Preach the Word...reprove, rebuke exhort (See
also Jn.12:49; 14:10,24; 17:8.)

9. What you should not
do with the Word:

A. Don't read it
sceptically or doubtfully:

Heb.4:2   Word did not profit...not mixed
with faith in them that heard

B. Don't err by
being ignorant of the Word:

Mat.22:29               Ye
do err, not knowing the Scriptures (See also Mat.12:3; 19:4; 21:42;
Jn.20:9; Acts 13:27.)

C. Don't
"wrest" and twist the Scriptures:

2Cor.2:17                Not
as many which corrupt the Word of God

2Cor.4:2  Not...handling the Word of God
deceitfully

2Pet.3:14-17           They
that are unlearned & unstable wrest...Scriptures

D. Don't argue over
minor, controversial doctrines:

Rom.14:1                Him
that is weak in the faith, receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations

2Tim.2:14-16          Strive
not about words to no profit

Tit.3:9     Avoid foolish questions
& strivings about the law

E. Don't harden
your heart & despise the Word:

2Chr.36:16              But
they mocked the messengers of God & despised His Words

Pro.13:13                Whoso
despiseth the Word shall be destroyed

Isa.5:24   They cast away the law...&
despised the Word

Zech.7:12,13          They
made their hearts as stone, lest they should hear the Words the Lord sent

F. The fate of
those who doubt & despise the Word:

2Chr.36:16              They...despised
His Words...until the wrath of the Lord arose

Psa.50:17,21           Thou
castest My Words behind thee...I will reprove thee

Isa.5:24   Their root shall be as
rottenness...because they despised the Word

Hos.4:6   My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee

Zech.7:11,12          They
refused to hearken...therefore came a great wrath

Jn.12:48  He that receiveth not My Words...the
Word...shall judge him in the last day

Lk.16:31  If they hear not [the Word], they will
not be persuaded, though one rose from the dead

(See
Amos 2:4; Zech.7:12; 2Pet.2:21; Jer.36:all.)

10. Beware of those
who don't teach the Word:

Isa.8:20   If they speak not according to this
Word, it is because there is no light in them

Rom.16:17              Mark
them which cause divisions...contrary to doctrine

Gal.1:8,9 If any preach any other gospel...let him be
accursed

1Tim.4:1,2              Some
shall depart from the faith...speaking lies

1Tim.6:3-5              If
any man teach otherwise, & consent not to wholesome words...he is proud,
knowing nothing

Tit.1:10,11              Unruly
& vain talkers...teaching things which they ought not...whose mouths must
be stopped

Heb.13:9 Be not carried about with diverse & strange
doctrines

2Pet.2:1,2               False
teachers...shall bring in damnable heresies

(See
also 2Tim.4:3,4; Acts 20:29,30.)

11. The devil
blinds men's eyes to God's Word:

2Cor.4:4  The god of this world hath blinded the
minds of them

Lk.8:12    They hear, then cometh devil
& taketh away the Word (See also Jn.8:43,47; 1Jn.2:11.)

12. Stories
relating to the Word:

Mat.4:3-11             [Jesus
tempted by the devil, quotes the Word]

Mat.7:21-27           [The
parable of the house on the rock & on the sand]

Mat.13:1-23           Parable
of the sower (the seed is the Word) (See also Mk.4:1-20 ; Lk.8:4-15.)

Special chapter:

Psa.119   King David's beautiful tribute to
the Word