{"id":6933,"date":"2019-03-15T06:29:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T11:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/?page_id=6933"},"modified":"2024-05-29T06:08:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:08:41","slug":"oil-water-face-hands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/two-covenantspart1\/faith-grace-mercy-peace-love-heart-glory-blessing-spirit-and-truth\/oil-water-face-hands","title":{"rendered":"God’s Spoken Word"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOD, HIS VOICE AND HIS WORD ARE ONE<\/strong>
\nThe Jewish religion focuses on the written laws found in the Bible. It is not an understatement to say that God’s spoken word is the most important concept in his written word.\u00a0 This fact is confirmed in the written word where we see that God’s spoken word<\/a> and God’s voice<\/a> are clearly mentioned many times. What is not well understood, however, is the fact that his spoken word is mentioned many more times in symbolic language.<\/p>\n

The reason that these symbolic references to God’s spoken word\/voice are not well understood is that Bible readers do not have eyes to see and ears to hear<\/a> his voice. They do have eyes to read the literal words of the Bible but do not have ears to hear the symbolic meanings of the words they read. They do not understand that God’s written word and God’s spoken word are not the same<\/a>.<\/p>\n

STUDY TIP: See LISTEN FOR GOD\u2019S VOICE WHILE READING<\/a> for tips on how to understand\u00a0 the symbolic meanings of the literal words of the Bible.<\/p>\n

Bible readers who do not listen to hear God’s voice while reading do not understand that God and his spoken word are the same thing. This is a very difficult truth for man to understand.<\/p>\n

Natural people think of themselves as being separate and distinct from their words. Natural people have a physical body, and they have a voice that speaks words. It is impossible for natural people to think that their body and their words are the same thing.<\/p>\n

But God, being spirit, does not have a natural body. The only evidence that can be found of God is his words. We find this truth in John 1:1:<\/a><\/p>\n

In the beginning<\/a> was the Word<\/a>, and the Word<\/a> was with God<\/a>, and the Word<\/a> was God<\/a>. (NAS)<\/span><\/p>\n

The original Greek text from which the New American Standard (NAS) version was translated included only these words:<\/p>\n

beginning<\/a> word<\/a> word<\/a> God<\/a>, word<\/a> God<\/a>. (NAS)<\/span><\/p>\n

COMMENTARY: Here is what this verse means:<\/p>\n