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1 | EXPLAIN HEBREWS 4:12 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | Heb 4:12 | Morant61 | 32687 | ||
Greetings Elili514! Obviously the subject of Heb. 4:12 is the Word of God. What does the Word of God refer to in Heb. 4:12? One way of determining this is to look at how the author uses that particular word in the rest of his writtings, especially in the immediate context. In this case, Heb. 4:2 also uses the "the Word", though there it is translated as "the message". There, he says that the "Word" had no effect for it's listners, because they did not receive it by faith. What was the "Word" to which he refers? Look at verse 3. Here the author quotes the promise of Psalm 95:11. He then goes on to expound upon the fact that there is a "rest" which is still available to us, which must be received by faith. Those to whom the promise was originally given, rejected it and hardened their hearts. This brings us to Heb. 4:12. What does it mean? Simply this: God's Word, written or spoken, judges us. This judgement is based upon our response to it. The ones mentioned in verse 2 were disobedient and unfaithful to the Word which they heard and thus did not enter into rest. Our task, according to v. 11, is to make sure that we don't follow their example and to make sure that we receive His Word faithfully and obediently. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | EXPLAIN HEBREWS 4:12 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | Heb 4:12 | 10ECPreacher | 32743 | ||
Greetings friends. Tim Moran's answer is very good. I too understand this verse to be speaking of the written Word of God--and particularly the preaching of it. It is by the personal application of the preached Word of God that we are able to perceive the difference between the soul of man and his spirit; we can distinguish between the joints that merely join bones together and the marrow that fills them; and we are caused to discern the difference between our thoughts and our intentions. Note the following verse: Heb 4:13 "And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do." I believe that power of God's Word is such that when it is preached, God Himself becomes active in the process of examining our response to it. God is so great and powerful that He engineered His Word such that it can concurrently minister to our soul and our spirit; it can work on our external mechanical structure and at the same time help our internal bio-chemical being; it nurtures good thoughts so they become good intentions even while it roots out bad thoughts before they become evil intentions; and it helps us carry out good intentions while keeping us from performing evil ones. Wow! What a powerful God is our Lord Jesus Christ. Truly, man cannot live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Kind regards, Tim D. Cormier Tennessee Preacher |
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3 | EXPLAIN HEBREWS 4:12 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | Heb 4:12 | Morant61 | 32767 | ||
Greetings Tim Cormier! Welcome to the Forum! We must be practically neighbors. I live in Evansville, IN. I'm assuming you live somewhere in Tennessee! :-) Great answer! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | EXPLAIN HEBREWS 4:12 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | Heb 4:12 | 10ECPreacher | 32769 | ||
Thanks! Hebrews 4:12 is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. I consider it to be part of the gateway to Heb. 4:16--which in my opinion is one of the greatest passages of hope and comfort to the believer in the Bible. FYI--I just updated my profile with personal information. Yes, I live in Tennessee, but barely. I am in Bristol, which is a twin city, half in Tennessee and half in Virginia. Kind regards, Tim D. Cormier Tennessee Preacher |
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