Was Christ's "Word of God" more powerful and more profound than reading a Bible?
Christ used the term "Word of God" in the parable of the sower to describe the seed that he was sowing out to everyone, and said his Word had the potential to produce a bountiful crop. (Gospel of Luke)
Now, keep in mind, he was giving his "Word of God" out before the Crucifixion, which means that it had nothing at all to do with blood for sin… but it did have the potential to produce a bountiful crop.
Do you think Christ’s "Word of God" was more profound and more powerful than the "word" that is read from a book (Bible) these days?
(This question and puzzle about "the Word" came from http://gospelenigma.com if you want to look into the complete context)
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The word of God would have been the old testament (Torah).
But he also mentioned the "Good News" to the Disciples as he sent them out to preach to neighboring cities BEFORE HIS DEATH!!!
So what was this Good News? Clearly it had nothing to do with his crucifixion and forgiving sins.
I believe it was what he preached – that all can be in harmony with God if we love and serve others. That you don’t have to rely on religion or religious leaders (who he called a bunch of hypocrites and judging by news headlines these days that hasn’t changed much either) to be saved.
It’s a good book! Read the Gospels they contain the truth in the New Testament – I believe other things were tacked on like Jesus claiming to be God and attacks on gays – they don’t fit with ANY of Jesus’ ministry while he was alive!
That same "Word of God" contained the formula of how to be washed clean from sin:
By the blood of the coming Messiah….who was Christ.
The cross & the resurrection that followed only fulfilled what was in that Word
Jesus IS the ‘word’.
The ‘crop’ is people who changed from being Jews to Christians…then…and now are all sorts of people from all over the world who are preparted to be obedient to what Jesus asked…
Matthew 28; 19,20
and preach the Good News. Matthew 24;14.
and do it the way Jesus did. John 5.42 and 20;20
(Acts 10:35) but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
Christ IS the Word.
1 John 1 (New American Standard Bible)
1What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have een with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life–
2and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us–
3what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
4These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.
Jesus was the Word….then He became flesh. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
When He died He sent us the Holy Spirit to guide us and to comfort us. He helped the men write the Word. Gods written Word. It just IS…just like He is the I Am.
I believe that the word of Christ is definitely more profound and meaningful than the word as we receive it in the Bible. There have been so many versions of the Bible and each one of them varies from slightly to significantly different from what actually occurred.
Over the ages, there have been so many forms of the Bible. A good example of this is the Bible with Giants vs. Bible without Giants, and it comes down to the powers in the church selecting which details should be accepted. The written Bible has been distorted by man.
One could argue that the written bible is more profound due to the ability it offers the reader to look retrospectively, but I think that Jesus had a pretty good idea of what was going to happen to him. He knew that the blood of the lamb would be spilled, so that the sins of others could be forgiven.
So, I guess that the word of Christ seems to me more profound than the Word translated by men, filtered by men, etc.
Probably but by now the Bible is the only thing we have left.