Given our previous discussions regarding the Word of God on the nature of His Word and the power of His Word, the question now becomes, how do we respond to the Word of God? The Bible provides in clear and unmistakable languages how one is to respond to God’s Word (Isaiah 1:10; Jeremiah 7:1-2; Acts 17:11; Matthew 13:23). One must respond enthusiastically and with a willingness to adhere and a desire to understand His Word. We are to praise God for His Word (Psalm 56:4, 10; Psalm 119:47, 113) as well as responding with love, delightful joy while thanking God for His inerrant Word for all to live by. Hearers are to accept what it says and hide it in our hearts, then hearers are to trust His Word for it is true (Psalm 119:42). There is hope and promise in His Word. God is faithful in keeping His promises to all humanity. He promised a Savior—Jesus came to earth as humanity’s sacrificial lamb. Most importantly, hearers are to obey its commands and live as directed by the Word of God.
Ministers/teachers/leaders who are called to minister His Word is to rightly divide His Word (2 Timothy 2:15); preachers are to preach with faithfulness (2 Timothy 4:2); as all believers are called to proclaim God’s Word the world over (Acts 8:4). Believers are a set aside people who have heard and responded positively to God’s Word.
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