God's Inspired Word
REMEMBER WHAT the Word of God does for us, and then think of
the daring presumption of the man who tells the people that it
contains numerous “errors and mistakes”.
· By it we are begotten - “Of his own will begat he us with
the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his
creatures.” (James 1:18)
· By it we grow - “As newborn babes, desire the sincere
milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (I Peter 2:2).
· By it our souls are saved - “...receive with meekness the
engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.” (James
1:21).
· By it we are wise unto salvation - “And that from a child
thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee
wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus”
(IITim.3:15).
· By it we are cleansed - “Now ye are clean through the
word which I have spoken unto you” (John 15:3).
· .By it we are sanctified - “Sanctify them through thy
truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17).
· By it we are built up - “And now, brethren, I commend you
to God, and to the word of his grace,
which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance
among all them which are sanctified.”
(Acts 20:32).
· By it we are washed - “Husbands, love your wives, even as
Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he
might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the
word” (Eph.5:25-26).
· By it we are defended against spiritual wickedness - “And
take the helmet of salvation, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Eph. 6:17).
· By it we are kept from the paths of the destroyer -
“Concerning the works of men, by the word of
thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.”
(Psa. 17:4).
· By it our path through life is lighted up - “Thy word is
a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
path.” (Psa. 119:105).
· By it we are made to rejoice - “Thy words were found, and
I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of
mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of
hosts.”
(Jeremiah 15:16).
· By it we are warned - “Moreover by them is thy servant
warned: and in keeping of them there is
great reward.” (Psa.19:11).
· By it obstacles are removed and scattered - “Is not my
word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and
like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” (Jeremiah
23:29).
· By it the secrets of all hearts are revealed - “For the
word of God is quick, and powerful, and
sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing
asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is
a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
(Hebrews 4:12).
· By it every blessing that comes from the hand of our Father is
made sacred - “For it is sanctified
by the word of God and prayer” (I Tim.4:5).
· By it an all-sufficient and only rule of faith and practice is
provided - “...If they hear not Moses
and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose
from the dead.” (Luke 16:31).
· By it unbelievers are to be judged - “He that rejecteth
me, and receiveth not my words, hath one
that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall
judge him in the last day.” (John12:48).
by Dr. James H. Brookes (1830-1897)