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Our separated friends often mix up the Word (Jesus) with the word (Scripture) and get them confused.

OUCH!!! Mark!

It's completely clear to me that the divine Word — i.e., the divine Logos of the Beginning of Creation (of heaven and earth) — a/k/a Jesus Christ, only-begotten Son of the Father, Alpha and Omega — is absolutely irreducible to a configuration on ink dots on a white page, even if that configuration spells "word" (logos).

But perhaps I am belaboring the point.

BTW, what's "YOPIOS?"

It's completely clear to me that the divine Word — i.e., the divine Logos of the Beginning of Creation (of heaven and earth) — a/k/a Jesus Christ, only-begotten Son of the Father, Alpha and Omega — is absolutely irreducible to a configuration on ink dots on a white page, even if that configuration spells "word" (logos).

It's not clear to them.

BTW, what's "YOPIOS?"

Your Own Personal Interpretation Of Scripture. Some of our separated friends frost it liberally with unChristian doctrines as well.

Thank you so very much for sharing your insights, dearest sister in Christ!

I am plain spoken. (That's an understatement. LOLOL!)

But for that reason, I use His Name Word of God when speaking of Jesus Christ ...

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. – John 1:1-4

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. – Revelation 19:11-16

And when speaking of Scriptures, I use the phrase "words of God."

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. – Matt 4:4

Give us this day our daily bread. – Matt 6:11

I am that bread of life. – John 6:48

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life. – John 6:63

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. – John 5:24

When Jesus quoted Scriptures, He said "it is written:"

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. - Matt 4:7

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. - Matt 4:10

It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. - John 6:45

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. – Matthew 5:18

To God be the glory, not man, never man!