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Originally Posted by Nell
From childhood I was taught more about the written word (logos) than the spoken word (rhema) of God. Matthew 4:4 is amazing. We live not by "bread alone" (the written word) but by EVERY WORD.
What does "every word" mean? IMHO it often (not always) means the written word plus the spoken word. Spoken by who? The Holy Spirit Himself.
We were taught to rely on Logos (scripture, bread) more than (EVERY word) including Rhema. The workings of the devil were minimized...not by our teachers, flesh and blood, but by the devil himself...that was his plan...he's a liar.
I think this might be the thing that has virtually paralyzed the church today. The impact of the church on the world, not to mention the members, is compromised, again IMHO, because she is not helping the brothers and sisters in the Lord to know God via His Rhema along with Logos, AND, the church has minimized the workings of God's enemy, the subtle, lying deceiver.
Nell
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Forgive me for cherry-picking your post some . . . but I have to say this is one of the best things I've heard you state! Yes
Yes YES! We need BOTH the written and spoken word! Again - well said.