What's the "Word"..? Jesus or the scriptures?

[Landon Caeli]

What do you say?

 

[Albion]

The Scriptures use it for both...but more often for the Scriptures.

 

[HTacianas]

What do you say?

The "Word", or "Logos", is the divine nature of Christ. The scriptures are the scriptures.

Some confusion was created by protestants in their push for "scripture alone" and their designation of the scriptures as the "word of God".

 

[mukk_in]

Jesus is the Word that became flesh. Scriptures are recorded verses inspired by the Holy Spirit. That's my take. Peace in Christ.

 

[Dave-W]

I say "YES."

 

[Landon Caeli]

I say "YES."

It's not a yes or no question, Dave. It can only be one or the other.

 

[redleghunter]

What do you say?

Let the Scriptures speak on this. So many references just hit the links and see.

Word of the LORD

Word of God

Thus saith the LORD

Loads for us up there to just get started! ​

 

[Dave-W]

It's not a yes or no question, Dave. It can only be one or the other.

It is a "yes" answer since BOTH are correct.

 

[“Paisios”]

What do you say?

John 1:1-5

“1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” (NKJV)

This is my understanding, limited as it is.

 

[Albion]

1 Thessalonians 2:13-- "Ye received the Word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe."

Ephesians 6:17-19-- “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God...And on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,”

 

[Tigger45]

Although scripture (the word of God is the God breathed>inspired and efficacious written record of God) is the cradle of Christ it is not the Logos, a divine person of the Trinity.

 

[Albion]

Although scripture (the word of God is the God breathed>inspired and efficacious written record of God) is the cradle of Christ it is not the Logos, a divine person of the Trinity.

No, it is the Rhema, another word that is translated as word.

The question here was asked in English, however, so the correct answer is both of them.

 

[Tigger45]

No, it is the Rhema, another word that is translated as word.

The question here was asked in English, however, so the correct answer is both of them.

But the OP didn’t list any scripture references. Yes in English ’word’ can be both but in Greek sometimes it uses ‘Rhema’ other times it uses ‘Logos’ making a distinction between scripture and Jesus. You, I and many others here know this but I’ll be danged if I haven’t seen posters here argue that ‘word’ can be used for either without regard to the original Greek word being translated.

 

[Albion]

But the OP didn’t list any scripture references. Yes in English ’word’ can be both but in Greek sometimes it uses ‘Rhema’ other times it uses ‘Logos’ making a distinction between scripture and Jesus. You, I and many others here know this but I’ll be danged if I haven’t seen posters here argue that ‘word’ can be used for either without regard to the original Greek word being translated.

Oh, you are right about that, but the question that we were asked was whether word (of God) refers to Christ or to Scripture. Well, word itself can be used to mean either, and that is how we find it in English translations of the Bible--sometimes meaning Scripture and sometimes meaning Christ.