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If God designed his word to be your teacher why didn’t he give us a book instead of a church?

What an Incredibly obtuse . . . blasphemous perspective . . . given the priority Christ and The Father place on HIS WORD.

1. Deuteronomy 33:9
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!

2. Joshua 1:18
Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!

3. 2 Samuel 7:21
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!

4. 1 Kings 18:36
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!

5. Job 4:4
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!

6. Psalm 119:9
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!

Psalm 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
8. Psalm 119:16
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
9. Psalm 119:17
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
10. Psalm 119:25
My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
11. Psalm 119:28
My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
12. Psalm 119:41
Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
13. Psalm 119:42
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
14. Psalm 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
15. Psalm 119:57
Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
16. Psalm 119:58
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
17. Psalm 119:65
Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
18. Psalm 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
19. Psalm 119:74
They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
20. Psalm 119:76
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
21. Psalm 119:81
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
22. Psalm 119:89
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
23. Psalm 119:101
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
24. Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
25. Psalm 119:107
I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
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Psalm 119:114
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
27. Psalm 119:116
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
28. Psalm 119:130
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
29. Psalm 119:133
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
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Psalm 119:139
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
31. Psalm 119:140
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
32. Psalm 119:147
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
33. Psalm 119:148
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
34. Psalm 119:154
Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
35. Psalm 119:158
I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
36. Psalm 119:160
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
37. Psalm 119:161
Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
38. Psalm 119:162
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
39. Psalm 119:169
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
40. Psalm 119:170
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
41. Psalm 119:172
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
42. Psalm 138:2
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name! .{even}. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
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Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
44. Jeremiah 15:16
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. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
45. John 17:6
I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
46. John 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
47. Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!
ALL WILL BECOME BROKEN ON OR CRUSHED UNDER--NOT the magicsterical; NOT the INSTITUTION; NOT the Organization—GOD’S WORD!

If God designed his word to be your teacher why didn’t he give us a book instead of a church?

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The BOOK was given before the church ever came into existence.
Jesus himself used the Old Testament scriptures to testify who he was . The Apostles used the Old Testament scriptures to testify of who Jesus was and they didn't do it in churches , and they didn't do it on Sunday , they did it on the Sabbath in Jewish Temples.

Every single person present when The Holy Spirit was given on Pentecost was Jewish . The head count given was only the head count of how many Jewish males received The Holy Spirit . Whenever head counts were taken in Israel it was only the males that were counted . In fact every single head count taken in the New Testament of a believer was the head count of a Jewish man . If you don't believe that just try looking for head counts once the Gospel was taken to the gentiles ... you won't find any exact numbers saying how many were saved .

The Old Testament if full of Messianic prophesies that testify of Jesus . In fact every single Holy Day that given in the Old Testament also testifies of him .

The second half of the book was not needed to preach the Gospel , because the old book had everything in it needed to tell the whole world who he was/is .

Just one small sample of Jesus in the Old Testament

Isa 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
Isa 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isa 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Isa 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Isa 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Isa 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Isa 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.