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Living by God's Every Word
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Psalms 119:33-34  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Perhaps above all others, this psalm makes multiple direct connections between the knowledge of God and obedience. We will grow more profoundly if we learn to study the Bible as if it were written for us individually. It is self-defeating for us to pick and choose favorite scriptures while leaving others entirely alone. Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 8:3, saying we should live by every word of God. All of it reveals Him—and our nature as well. The more we know of Him and ourselves, the greater the chance of obedience. Ignorance begets irreverence that in turn begets disobedience. Truth believed begets reverence that in turn begets obedience. John W. Ritenbaugh Sovereignty and Its Fruit: Part Ten

John 6:63  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) "Life" implies a quality beyond what is available to mankind by nature. This verse provides a firm basis to connect God's pure Word—with its wisdom and guidance as the foundation of a sound mind—to an abundant life. John W. Ritenbaugh Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Four)

2 Timothy 3:16-17  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) All Scripture is indeed inspired, but we do not necessarily find all Scripture inspiring. There are many reasons for this, but the reality is that we tend to avoid portions of it. For some it might be the long lists of "begats"; for another it might be ancient history; and for a third, prophecy. Some parts of Scripture are more valuable to us at one time than another. However, it is certainly true that all of it is valuable according to our circumstance, and God has made it available when needed if we will tap into it. As He says, we are to live by God's every word. In an overall sense, the Bible is about government: God's, man's, and the self's. It shows how man rejects God's government through sin; how man's rule over others is abusive; and how man needs to learn to govern himself, or nothing will ever work for the good of all. Yet, it is also a book about faith, hope, love, and deliverance from our desperate circumstances, for each of these is important in how one responds to or uses government. John W. Ritenbaugh The Offerings of Leviticus (Part One): Introduction

Revelation 1:1-3  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Jesus Christ is the Revelator. He wants us to be informed so we might be motivated to keep His Word. God does not intend prophecy to be just an intriguing bit of information or knowledge that we might glory in but do nothing about. "Doing His Word" means to overcome and grow in character, in wisdom, in understanding, and in our effectiveness of revealing God in our lives—living by every Word of God (Matthew 4:4). John W. Ritenbaugh Revelation 10 and the Laodicean Church

 

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