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1 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | Aixen7z4 | 153538 | ||
I wrote the last response some several days ago, but I did not post it for fear it might discourage someone. I thought about it again today as I met with a couple. These people love the Lord; it was the main topic of their session. The evidence was the fact they were willing to obey the Lord. And yet, one of their major complaints was the fact they do not spend time with their Bibles. In other words, they want to love the word of God, but they don’t. I hope this does not confuse anyone. Please think about it before responding. There are some people who love the Lord but belong to a denomination where Bible knowledge is not emphasized. They believe that God speaks to them directly, and they are devoted to following what they believe is the Lord’s leading. They do not see the need to verify everything in the written word. They carry a Bible and read it in a cursory manner. They do not intend to get deeply into anything in it. They do not see the need for it. On the other hand, there are people who place a high importance on Bible knowledge. However, they leave a question as to their love for the Lord, as they do not place that high a premium on obeying it. They hear from time to time that God is not so much interested in what we know as he is in how well we put into practice what we know (1 Corinthians 8:1). But they cast that aside. They enjoy studying the word of God so much they confuse it with loving God. Imagine the lady in the story told by ‘meusing’ (above) spending all the time with her husband’s book but very little time with him, and you get the point. If you do not get the point from that, imagine a person spending a lot of time with the Bible but very little time in prayer. It happens. Imagine a person who has deep theoretical knowledge about love, but shows no love. Paul talks about him in 1 Corinthians 13:2. Both camps will profess a real love for both the Bible and the Lord, but they may love them in very different measures. Some love the Bible in sentimental way. They idolize and almost worship the book, and yet that “love” may lead them to take such good care of it that they make sure it is not marked or worn out or even opened too often. They prefer to talk about “the Bible” rather than about anything it says in particular. Some others know Bible things in minute detail, but cannot relate the facts to the nature of God or what he requires of us. They do not see the purpose of the word of God as expressed in Deuteronomy 29:29 or Jeremiah 9:23,24. It is one of the great tasks of the church, perhaps, to bring those two camps together. Those who love the word need to relate more closely to the author, and those who love the author need a better appreciation for knowledge of his word. We make a mistake to assume that the both are inseparable, or that one is indispensable to the other. It is not correct to say that everything we can know about God is in the Bible, or that we can know nothing about God except through the Bible. Surely those who know the Bible know that the Bible itself makes no such claim, but that in fact it tells us otherwise (2 Samuel 1:18, Psalm 19, Romans 1, John 20, 2 Corinthians 12, Colossians 4:16). Those who love the Lord should learn to love his word, whether to read it or to hear it, and we should love each other. Those things go together well, but they are not identical. |
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2 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | DocTrinsograce | 153543 | ||
Dear Dr. Aixen, The Scripture clearly states that the righteous love the Word of the Lord. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psalms 1:1-2) Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. (Psalms 119:165 KJV) But whoever keeps His Word, truly in this one the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him. (1 John 2:5 LITV) Alternatively, the World hates the Word of God: To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. (Jeremiah 6:10) And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. (1 John 2:3-5) In Him, Doc |
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3 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | Ray | 153547 | ||
Hi Doc, Your reference quote of 1 John 2:5 LITV to my mind shows that they do not distinguish between the law (the commandments of verse 4) and the Word. I see the same lack of identification in your saying that the "righteous love the Word of the Lord" and then quote Psalms 1:2 as if it is saying the same thing when actually it is saying that "his delight is in the law of the Lord." As regards Jeremiah 6:10, I would look forward to hearing comments from you on a question I will write for that verse. Who is speaking in Jeremiah 6, especially Jeremiah 6:11? From the heart, Ray |
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4 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | DocTrinsograce | 153557 | ||
Dear Ray, There are many words used in Scripture for the Word of God. Psalm 119 alone mentions a number of them. I believe there are seven distinct ways... Off the top of my head they include law, law and prophets, word, statutes, commandments, testimony, scriptures... there might be more, but I'm getting old. :-) But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4) In Him, Doc |
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5 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | Ray | 153566 | ||
Hi Doc, I am having a tough time getting you to distinguish for instance your seven distinct ways and the Way; distinguishing between the words that proceedeth from the mouth of God and the Word that proceedeth forth from God. I think that I will simply decide that you choose to capitalize the Word of God, thus showing your respect for it. I'll leave it at that. 1) Your Matthew 4:4 reference is a passage that has especially interested me through the years. Satan is saying "If You are..." in verses 3 and 6. What do you think? Is Satan asking Jesus to make these stones [I think of the commandments written on stones] Bread? Connecting the verse with 1 Peter 2:4, do we come to Him as to a living Stone? What do you think? Is Jesus being asked to make these stones loaves for Him to eat; thus making the commandments His bread? What do you think? Does Jesus apply the word of God quoted from Deuteronomy 8:3 to His own life on earth; thus saying "Even I as a Man do not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."??? 2) What are your thoughts about 1 Peter 1:25? "But the word of the Lord abides forever." And this is the word which was preached to you." From the heart, Ray |
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6 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | Shirley Ujest | 153568 | ||
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7 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | Searcher56 | 153572 | ||
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