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6 Functions of the Living Word of God Hebrews 4:12 says, “The word of God is living and operative.” As such, the Word of God is very active. It functions to do many things, both for God and for us. In this post, we’ll look at some verses that show six of the primary functions of the living and operative Word of God. The Word of God testifies concerning Christ. John 5:39 says, “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that testify concerning Me.” The first function of the Word of God is to testify concerning Christ. From beginning to end, the Scriptures reveal the wonderful Christ and His redemptive work. The New Testament clearly testifies concerning Christ. But what about the Old Testament? Is the Old Testament—with its many stories, prophecies, poems, and genealogies—really about Christ? After His resurrection, in Luke 24:44 the Lord Jesus told His disciples: “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all the things written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and Psalms concerning Me must be fulfilled.” This means that everything in the Old Testament, which includes the books of the law, the prophets, and the psalms, was written concerning Christ! What this means for us: Since the Scriptures testify concerning Christ, we should focus on Him when we come to the Bible in order to get the full benefit of the Word. Before we read, we can pray, “Lord Jesus, I don’t want to miss You in Your Word. I come to You right now. Help me see You on every page.” The Word of God makes men wise unto salvation. In 2 Timothy 3:15, it says, “And that from a babe you have known the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.” The Scriptures make men wise “unto salvation,” indicating that they reveal God’s way of salvation in Christ and the pathway to salvation through faith. Because of His Word, we know how to be saved. What this means for us: This verse was written to a young believer named Timothy, who knew the Scriptures from his earliest days. We should follow his pattern. Whether we’re young or old, a new Christian or a mature believer, it’s never too late to begin reading the Bible in a regular way. Then the Scriptures can make us wise unto salvation day by day. The Word of God causes people to be regenerated. First Peter 1:23 says, “Having been regenerated not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding word of God.” God’s word is a seed of life. When people hear His word, it operates within them to regenerate them with His life. Note 2 on this verse in the New Testament Recovery Version says: “A seed is a container of life. The word of God, as the incorruptible seed, contains God’s life. Hence, it is living and abiding. Through this word we were regenerated. It is God’s living and abiding word of life that conveys God’s life into our spirit for our regeneration.” To be regenerated is to be reborn with God’s life. This is what happened to us when we were saved. What this means for us: If we’ve already been regenerated, it’s important to realize God’s living Word can generate life in others also. If our unbelieving friends are open and willing, we can read the Bible with them—not to teach them, but to allow the living and abiding Word of God to enter them. As we pray for them, we can ask the Lord for this seed of life in them to grow, causing them to become regenerated children of God. The Word of God is the believers’ spiritual milk. First Peter 2:2-3 says, “As newborn babes, long for the guileless milk of the word in order that by it you may grow unto salvation, if you have tasted that the Lord is good.” After babies are born, their immediate need is not to learn, but to be nourished; they need milk to live and grow. The Bible is the milk that can cause us to grow spiritually. After we receive the Lord, we are like newborns; our most important need is to come daily to the Lord in His Word and drink the spiritual milk. Then, just as a baby grows from eating well, we’ll grow in God’s salvation. Throughout our Christian lives, we should continue to hunger for and be nourished by the healthy milk of God’s Word. What this means for us: It’s a healthy practice to spend time in the Word each day simply to be nourished. We certainly can and should study the Bible, but it’s essential for us to take in the Word of God as our nourishment, especially as new believers. This will cause us to grow in a normal, healthy way. The Word of God is the believers’ bread of life. In Matthew 4:4 Jesus said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out through the mouth of God.’” The Word of God is not only spiritual milk to us; it is also our spiritual bread of life. We can never graduate from eating the Lord’s Word every day, just as we can never graduate from eating physical meals each day. Even the Lord Jesus, while He was living as a man on the earth, took God’s Word as His bread. So no matter how much we grow in the divine life as believers, we still need to receive daily nourishment from God’s Word to be healthy, normal Christians. What this means for us: As we grow in the Lord, Satan may tempt us to think we’ve graduated from simple things like enjoying God’s Word each day. But if we know that our spiritual life depends on daily nourishment from the Bible, we’ll come to eat and drink of His Word. Regardless of what’s going on in our lives, Jeremiah 15:16 can become our experience: “Your words were found and I ate them, and Your words became to me the gladness and joy of my heart.” The Word of God makes the believers complete. In 2 Timothy 3:16-17, it says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.” God’s Word completes the believers, making them fully equipped men of God, ready for every good work. When we read the Bible with our hearts turned to the Lord, the Word will operate in us, showing us something more of Christ. Seeing more of Christ will automatically teach us, convict us, correct us, and instruct us in righteousness. As this happens, we become more complete as believers and more equipped for every good work. What this means for us: Every day, we can continue in and profit from God’s Word. We can pray, “Lord, I don’t want to miss what You have for me in Your Word today. I want Your Word to be profitable to me today. Please reveal more of Yourself to me as I read. Make me more complete today than I was yesterday.” The living Word of God is truly marvelous! It is crucial for us to spend time in it every day. If you would like a free study New Testament that will open God’s Word to you, you can place your order here.
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हामीले परमेश्वरको वचन अध्ययन गर्नुपर्ने कारण हामीले किन परमेश्वरको वचन अध्ययन गर्नुपर्छ होला ? यसको कारण हामी बाइबलद्वारा पत्ता लगाऔं । १. हाम्रो आत्माको जीवनको निम्ति परमेश्वरको वचन जीवनको भोजन हो । येशूज्यूले मानिस परमेश्वरको वचनले जीवित रहँदछ भन्नुभएको छ । तर येशूले जवाफ दिनुभयो, “लेखिएको छ, ‘मानिस रोटीले मात्र होइन, तर परमेश्वरको मुखबाट निस्केको हरेक वचनले जीवित रहँदछ’ ।” मत्ती ४:४ के मानिस नखाईकन बाँच्न सक्छ ? सक्दैन । हामीले खाना खाएनौं भने हामीहरू बिस्तारै कमजोर हुँदैजान्छौं, अनि अन्त्यमा जीवन नै गुमाउन पुग्छौं । हाम्रो आत्मा पनि उस्तै हो । हामीले वचनको भोजन खाएनौं भने आत्मिक शक्ति नभएर हामीहरू आत्मिक रूपमा कमजोर हुन्छौं, अनि अन्ततः आत्मिक जीवन नै गुमाउन पुग्छौं । यसकारण हामीले जीवनको भोजन रहेको परमेश्वरको वचन सधैँ अध्ययन गर्नुपर्छ । २. विश्वासमा हुर्किएर मुक्ति पाउन विश्वासविना मुक्ति पाउन सकिँदैन (रोम १:१७) । मुक्ति पाउनका निम्ति हामीले नयाँ करारद्वारा अनन्त जीवन प्राप्त गरेका छौं भन्ने कुरालाई पूर्ण विश्वास गर्नुपर्छ, अनि यो युगका मुक्तिदातालाई दृढतापूर्वक विश्वास गर्नुपर्छ । यस्तो विश्वास कसरी लिन सकिन्छ होला ? वचन अध्ययनद्वारा हो नि । परमेश्वरको वचन अध्ययन गरेर महसुस गरेमा मात्र परमेश्वरप्रति सही र दृढ विश्वास लिन सकिन्छ । जे सुनिएको छ, त्यसैबाट विश्वास आउँछ र जे सुनिन्छ त्यो ख्रीष्टको प्रचारबाट आउँछ । रोम १०:१७ यसकारण विश्वासमा हुर्किएर मुक्ति पाउनका लागि हामीले परमेश्वरको वचन अध्ययन गर्नुपर्छ । ३. विश्वासलाई जोगाउन र सत्यतामा रहिरहन परमेश्वरको वचनले हामी पापीहरूलाई पवित्र परमेश्वरको गुण र ईश्वरीय स्वभावमा मिल्न मद्दत गर्छ । तर ठीक विपरीत, परमेश्वरको वचनबाट टाढियौं भने हामीमा खराब शङ्का र भ्रष्ट मन आउँछ, अनि अन्ततः हामीले सत्यता नै गुमाउन पुग्छौं । यदि कसैले अरू सिद्धान्त सिकाउँछ र हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टको उचित वचन र ईश्वरभक्तिअनुसारको शिक्षासँग सहमत हुँदैन भने, त्यो घमण्डले फुलेको हुन्छ, र त्यसले केही जानेको हुँदैन । त्यसले व्यर्थको वाद-विवाद गर्छ, र एक-एक शब्द लिएर झगडा गर्न खोजिहिँड्छ । यी कुराहरूले डाह, कलह, बदनामी र खराब शङ्काहरू उत्पन्न गराउँछन्, र बुद्धि भ्रष्ट भएका र सत्यबाट अलग भएका मानिसहरूका माझमा कचिङ्गल उठाउँछन्, अनि भक्तिचाहिँ फाइदा उठाउने उपाय हो भनी तिनीहरू ठान्छन् । १ तिमो ६:३-५ यसकारण अन्त्यसम्म विश्वासलाई जोगाएर सत्यतामा रहिरहनको निम्ति हामीले अनिवार्य परमेश्वरको वचन अध्ययन गर्नुपर्छ । हामीहरू लगनशीलताका साथ परमेश्वरको वचन अध्ययन गर्दै, विश्वासलाई दह्रिलो बनाउँदै, परमेश्वरको स्वभावमा मिल्दै अनन्त स्वर्ग-राज्य फर्कने परमेश्वरका सन्तानहरू हुनुपर्छ । ४. शैतानविरुद्धको आत्मिक युद्धमा विजय हासिल गर्न शैतानले हामीलाई स्वर्ग प्रवेश गर्नबाट वञ्चित गराउन विभिन्न तरिकाले बाधा गर्छ । त्यसैले सन्तहरू र दियाबलसबीच भीषण आत्मिक युद्ध हुनेछ भनेर बाइबलमा जानकारी दिइएको छ । त्यसोभए हामीले दियाबलसलाई पराजित गरेर आत्मिक युद्धमा विजय हासिल गर्न सक्ने तरिका के होला ? त्यो नै वचनको हातहतियार धारण गर्नु हो । अब अन्त्यमा, प्रभुमा र उहाँका शक्तिको सामर्थ्यमा बलवान् होओ । दियाबलसका युक्तिहरूका विरुद्धमा खडा हुन सक्नलाई परमेश्वरका सारा हातहतियार धारण गर … मुक्तिको टोप लगाओ, र पवित्र आत्माको तरवार लेओ, जोचाहिँ परमेश्वरको वचन हो । एफि ६:१०-१७ यसरी दियाबलसविरुद्ध लड्नको निम्ति हामीलाई चाहिने पवित्र आत्माको तरवार नै परमेश्वरको वचन हो भनेर बाइबलमा जानकारी दिइएको छ । अनि येशूज्यू स्वयम्ले वचनको तरवारद्वारा दियाबलसको प्रलोभनलाई जित्नुभएर उदाहरण देखाउनुभएको छ (मत्ती ४:३-११) । तसर्थ हामीहरू परमेश्वरको वचन अध्ययन गर्दै पवित्र आत्माको तरवारलाई धारिलो बनाएर दियाबलससँगको आत्मिक युद्धमा विजयी हुनुपर्छ । - समीक्षात्मक प्रश्न - हाम्रो आत्माको निम्ति आवश्यक पर्ने जीवनको भोजन के हो ? - बाइबलका अनुसार दियाबलसविरुद्ध लड्नको निम्ति आवश्यक पर्ने पवित्र आत्माको तरवार के हो ?