Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son.....” Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV
Facing a generation wrestling with the validity of the Bible, we must be diligent to hold ourselves accountable to the standard of the word as never before. With “truth” being tagged relative, it becomes easy to dismiss what potentially challenges ones personal beliefs.
John 1:1 (ESV): In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [14] And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us....
We learn from scriptures that you cannot separate Jesus the man from Jesus the word. Both are the truth.
John 14:6. “I am the way, the truth .......”
John 17:17 “....your word is truth..”
John 8:31–32 “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
“HE HAS SPOKEN TO US BY HIS SON”
As Christians, we believe Jesus was and is “the truth” presented to the world by the Father and stewarded by His church. I’ve been so strongly impressed by the Holy Spirit in these past months with “attend to my word”, Strong impression - “do not let it depart from your eyes”.
We can be so inundated with information from so many sources these days that if we do not take care to wash our minds with the word, our minds become polluted with the world.
The number one way God speaks to us today is through this word that has been written, that we might feed upon it daily allowing the Holy Spirit to illuminate our hearts and minds. The Holy Spirit reveals Jesus through this written word. They are one, united in thought and purpose and instructions.
Hebrews 4:12 (ESV): the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
“HE HAS SPOKEN TO US BY HIS SON”
Jesus called his disciples friends, and as such, told them all things the Father had showed him. These things have been written down so that you and I might believe. Sometimes I find myself wanting some kind of “proof” and I remind myself Jesus said it was an evil and adulterous generation that demanded signs. This was the way the Children of Israel tested God in the wilderness...their refusal to believe what God had spoken.
His word was spoken, that it might be written, so we could believe.
To maintain the integrity of the church, believers must be abiding in the word. Preachers must preach the word, so believers are impacted by the truth that the Holy Spirit can bear witness to.
The church is built on the revelation of Jesus being the Christ. In these last days, God has spoken to us by His son. Jesus, the word made flesh, is the revealed will and truth of God. His church is a pillar and buttress of the truth.