The means by which God makes Himself known, declares His will, and brings about His purposes refers to "The Word Of God." A theological phrase which expresses: 'The Absolute', 'The Eternal', and 'The Ultimate Being Of Jesus Christ.' God's word is the primary means by which He is present and working in the world/earth.

The phrases such as 'Word Of God' and 'Word Of The Lord' are applied to the commanding 'Word Of God' that brought "Creation" into existence, and also "Destroyed" that same world or earth through the waters of "The Flood"; to God's announcement of an impending or future "Act Of Judgment.": to the Word that declares "God's commitment and promises His blessing"; and to a particular instruction from God.

The term 'Word Of God' is also used of the 'Ten Commandments' given from Mount Sinai; of the whole Mosaic Law; of specific parts of the Old Testament; of a more personal communication from God; of the directive of God that set in motion John the Baptist's ministry; of Jesus' message of the kingdom of God; of 'The Gospel' as preached in the early Church; and finally of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

The Old Testament spoke of the 'Word Of God' as the divine agent in the 'Creation of the universe.' "By the Word Of The Lord the heavens, earth, light, waters, all kind of land and sea creatures, animals, all kind of plants, trees, and human beings were made."

In the New Testament, the Gospel of John declared: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." Through the incarnation of Christ Jesus, God has come to dwell in our midst. Through the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ, a unique and final revelation of God has been given - one superior to the revelation given through the law and the prophets. In the Lord Jesus Christ, the 'Word Of God' or 'Logos' God's plan and purpose for mankind is clearly revealed.

In the beginning was the Word
the Word was with God
and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through Him all things came to be,
not one thing had its being but through Him.

All that came to be had life in Him
and that life was the light of men/women,
a light that shines in the dark,
a light that darkness could not overpower.

A man came, sent by God.
His name was John.
He came as a witness,
as a witness to speak for the light,
so that everyone might believe through him.
He was not the light,
only a witness to speak for the light.

The Word was the true light
that enlightens all men/women;
and He was coming into the world.
He was in the world
that had its being through Him,
and the world did not know Him

He came to His own domain
and His own people did not accept Him.
But to all who did accept Him
He gave power to become children of God,
to all who believe in the name of Him
who was born not out of human stock
or urge of the flesh
or will of man/woman
but of God Himself.

The Word was made flesh,
He lived among us,
and we saw His glory,
the glory that is His as the only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.

John appears as His witness. He proclaims:
'This is the one of whom I said:
He who comes after me
ranks before me
because He existed before me.'

Indeed, from His fullness we have, all of us, received -
yes, grace in return for grace,
since, though the Law was given through Moses,
grace and truth have come through Jesus Christ.

No one has ever seen God;
it is the only Son, who is nearest to the Father's heart,
Who has made Him known. - John 1:1-18 -

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep, and God's spirit hovered over the water.

God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light. God saw that light was good, and God divided light from darkness. God called light 'day' and darkness He called 'night.' Evening came and morning came: the first day.

God said, 'Let there be a vault in the waters to divide the waters in two.' And so it was. God made the vault, and it divided the waters above the vault from the waters under the vault. God called the vault 'heaven.' Evening came and morning came: the second day.

God said, 'Let the waters under heaven come together into a single mass, and let the dry land appear.' And so it was. God called the dry land 'earth' and the mass of waters 'seas' and God saw that it was good.

God said, 'Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seed inside, on the earth.' And so it was. The earth produced vegetation: plants bearing seed in their several kinds, and trees bearing fruit with their seed inside in their several kinds. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came: the third day.

God said, 'Let there be lights in the vault of heaven to divide day from night, and let them indicate festivals, days and years. Let them be lights in the vault of heaven to shine on the earth.' And so it was. God made the two great lights: the greater light to govern the day, the smaller light to govern the night, and the stars. God set them in the vault of heaven to shine on the earth, to govern the day and the night and to divide light from darkness. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came: the fourth day.

God said, 'Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth within the vault of heaven.' And so it was. God created great sea-serpents and every kind of living creature with which the waters teem, and every kind of winged creature. God saw it was good. God blessed them, saying, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas; and let the birds multiply upon the earth.' Evening came and morning came: the fifth day.

God said, 'Let the earth produce every kind of living creature: cattle, reptiles, and every kind of wild beasts.' And so it was. God made every kind of wild beast, every kind of cattle, and every kind of land reptile. God saw that it was good.

God said, 'Let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild beasts and all the reptiles that crawl upon the earth.'

                                               God created man in the image of Himself,
                                               in the image of God He created him,
                                               male and female He created them.

God blessed them, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and conquer it. Be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven and all living animals on the earth.' God said, 'See, I give you all the seed-bearing plants that are upon the whole earth, and all the trees with seed-bearing fruit; this shall be your food. To all wild beasts, all birds of heaven and all living reptiles on the earth I give all the foliage of plants for food.' And so it was. God saw all He had made, and indeed, it was very good. Evening came and morning came: the sixth day. - Gen. 1:1-31 -

Thus, heaven and earth were completed with all their array. On the seventh day God completed the work He had been doing. He rested on the seventh day after all the work He had been doing. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on that day He had rested after all His work of creating.

Such were the origins of heaven and earth when they were created. - Gen. 2:1-4 -

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -