1.4 The Life-Giving Word               

 

1. What is the nature of the Word of God?
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

 

2. How are the oracles of God described?
Acts 7:38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

 

3. What did Christ declare His Word to be?
John 6:63 It is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

 

4. What was Peter's testimony regarding the Word of Christ?
John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.

 

5. What did Christ declare His Father’s commandment to be?
John 12:50 And I know that His commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto Me, so I speak.

 

6. What lesson had to be learned by feeding the children of Israel with manna?
Deuteronomy 8:3 And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

 

7. What explanation did Jesus give to this lesson?
John 6:32, 33
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but My Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is He which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

8. What did Jesus explain to further explain this lesson?
John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.

 

9. What benefit is there in eating this bread of life?
John 6:57, 58
57 As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me.
58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

 

10. What is said of Jeremiah, who ate the true manna?
Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

 

11. What name does Jesus bear as the revelation of the mind of God in the flesh?
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Revelation 19:13 And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

 

12. What was in the Word?
John 1:4 In the Word was life, and the life was the light of men.

 

13. What else is Jesus called for this reason?
1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

 

14. How was it that the Jews found no life in the Scriptures?
John 5:39, 40
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.
40 And ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life.

 

15. What is part of our Christian experience?
Hebrews 6:5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

 

16. When Jesus showed Peter his life's work, what instruction did He give him?
John 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? Peter was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And he said unto Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed My sheep.

 

17. What apostolic command indicates the way in which this instruction should be obeyed?
2 Timothy 4:1, 2
1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

 

18. How are we taught to pray for both physical and spiritual nourishment?
Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread;