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To: Forest Keeper; Kolokotronis
I do distinguish between "word" and "Word".

Trick question: Which of these would you say is identical with the Scriptures?

10,845 posted on 11/09/2007 12:12:34 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr; Forest Keeper

“Trick question: Which of these would you say is identical with the Scriptures?’

You’re good! :)


10,848 posted on 11/09/2007 12:35:01 PM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: D-fendr; Kolokotronis
I do distinguish between "word" and "Word".

Trick question: Which of these would you say is identical with the Scriptures?

Alright, I don't see it, but I'll try to answer anyway. :) I would say that "word" can reasonably refer to a few things. One would be the scriptures, God's Holy word. Another would be every word God ever spoke, many of which are not recorded in scriptures. Another could refer to the power of God's word, such as in:

Matt 8:16-17 : 16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."

Now, "Word" OTOH, I think refers exclusively to the person of Jesus Christ.

10,880 posted on 11/09/2007 7:01:33 PM PST by Forest Keeper (It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.)
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