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LESSON 11 • Second Week

JESUS AS THE WORD

Background Reading                          Devotional Reading
2 Corinthians 2:27;                                John 1:1-3
Hebrews1:1-3; Acts 8:25;
John 5:24; 17:17; 2 Peter 3:5

Central Verse
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are
one."                     1 John 5:7, KJV
"So, we have these three witnesses in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one: And we have three witnesses on earth."                   1 John 5:7, NLT

Key Terms
Infallible—Incapable of error: not likely to fail.
Triune—Three in one: of or relating to the Trinity: consisting of three parts, members, or aspects.
Trinity—The unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead according to Christian dogma.

Introduction

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. Jesus is the Word of God. He was always with God, He was not created, He was part of the creation, because He is part of the Godhead. God spoke to the Word when He said, "Let us make man in our image and likeness." The Word of God is the creative word, for things came into being when God spoke His word. The Bible is God's word in action, and the be­liever cannot come to know God without His word. Jesus said when you see me, you see my father, because my Father and I are one." So, the believer comes to know God through His Word, for He cannot be separated from His Word.

There is power in the Word of God, for He is constant and dependable. Jesus spoke to the Scribes and the Pharisees and told them that they err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God (Mathew 22:29).

Discussion

Jesus the Word is the only way to God. The culture that we are now living in suggests that all religions lead down the same path to the same God. As long as a person is sincere in his beliefs and tolerant of others, the path they take does not matter. That is so incorrect for Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh to the Father but by me." John 14:6. The Scriptures declare that Jesus Christ is the manifold wisdom of God and the perfect revelation of God's nature and the person of God. Just as a per­son's words reveal the heart and mind, Christ as the Word reveals the heart and mind of God. Christ was preexistent with God before the world was created. He was a person existing from eternity, distinct from but in eternal fellowship with God the Father. Christ was divine because He had the same nature and essence as the Father.

The Word of God is eternally fixed in heaven, yet it is not a static word; it is dynamic and powerful and accomplishes great things (Hebrews 4:12). The Psalmist wrote, "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made" (Psalm 33:6). So according to the Word of God the Word that God used to create all things was Jesus Christ. Learn to know this Jesus who is God's Word in action. Do as David did, take this Jesus and hide Him in your heart, so you won't be found in the sin business.

So not only does the Word create, but it has the power to sustain creation, for it is a breathing book that gives life and power to those who embrace it. Hebrews one and three tells the believer that God upholds all things by the word of His power. For by Jesus all things consist or are held together. Pe­ter tells the believers that God's Word, (Jesus) has the power to impart new life for by the Word of God, which lives and abides forever. It is important for believers to read God's word and discover how important it is for him to receive, heed and align himself with God's word. It will impact every area of his life. To fully understand Jesus, the believer must study Him through the word, and it will inspire the believer to search for more of Him.

The word of God is the most incredible resource and investment for navigat­ing through life. Whatever a person needs to know God's word is revelation knowledge. In all thy ways acknowledge Him (Jesus) and He will direct your life. Jesus the Word is all knowing. He is so much a part of God that He is in the mind of God. Jesus is called the Word of Life (1 John 1:1). The Word was made flesh, for God in Jesus became a human being, for He had the same nature as man but without sin. Christ, the Word left heaven and en­tered humanity and human life through the means of a virgin birth. The Word became flesh and was able to live and experience the same emotions that you and I can experience.

The Word tells the believers to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Him. For the word of God releases grace, power, and revelation by which believ­ers grow in their faith and their commitment to Jesus Christ.

The believer must learn to be skilled as he fights against Satan and his host of demons. So, God has allowed His word to be a sword. The believers can be victorious over Satan just like Jesus was when He was tempted by Satan when He came out of the wilderness from His forty days fast. He defeated Satan by declaring, "it is written." The word of God will stand against Satan for it is the infallible word.

But if the believers don't know what is written, they cannot declare nor decree God's word.

Conclusion

The believer must understand that God is a triune God. He's God in three persons, God the Father, God the Word, and God the Holy Ghost. He is the blessed Trinity or the three in one God. The God who is one but is yet three distinct personalities. He is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Father draws, (John 6:44), the Son saves (Acts 4:12), the Holy Spirit seals (Ephesians 4:30) or keeps.

Questions

Why did John call Jesus the word?
How long has the word been in this world?
How can the word help a person?
What are the functions of God the Father, God the Word and God the Holy Spirit?

Essential Thought- "Everything is going down but the Word of God; it shall stand forever."