Jesus gave us His Word so we'd have a record of the things we need to know about Him.
The Word is both. It is the written Word of God. It is also the Christ...as in the beginning was the Word....
Amen!
I get the impression from some here that they don't think all that much about the sacred Scriptures. It's like they do not esteem it AS the actual word OF God, but brush it off as not all that important or not any more important than their traditions and hierarchy. My guess is that they know their religion won't hold up under scrutiny when compared to what God tells us through the Holy Spirit inspired word. If even Jesus did not do battle with the temptations of Satan without consistently referring to what the Scriptures said, who are we mere humans to imagine we don't need it all the more???