res and would be manifest in a variety of ways. These means would of course be written by hands and read by eyes of the flesh, as well as audible wavelengths that are enunciated by mouth and heard with ears of the flesh. These all happen in this first creation. Let us call this the Physical word.

The other form is a spiritual speaking of God and a spiritual hearing by his elect. This happens unknown in this earthly realm. Let us call this the Spiritual word.

res support both forms.

re, and the reason that we believe the things of the bible is because we are saved.

Rom8: 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

So, we can say that the written is the shadow of the eternal Spiritual word that saves this really should not be a strange statement; the physical word is not Christ; it is what tells of Christ. Christ illustrated that truth himself.

res; for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me.

As with thinking. About all the verses that show the importance of the blood of Christ.

1peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot we all know that that we are not redeemed by the physical blood of Christ. But recognize that the verse is pointing to the spiritual death of Christ. Likewise, when Christ was saying his words were spirit. He was not speaking of the physical, but the unseen eternal spiritual.

Even the penalty itself that Christ paid was a spiritual one. It was not the death of his flesh and blood; it was something far more real and substantive; his very soul.

Mark14:34  And saith unto them, my soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch

This can also be illustrated by noticing two men, who hear a perfect and accurate preaching from the Bible, but yet one can become saved and one will remain in unbelief. What was a difference in the man who was saved? Most of us would say that the Spirit of God was active. We than understand that the difference was a spiritual one not of the earthly creation. I also used to think that somehow God would apply the Physical Word to that man’s heart. How would this happen? How are physical words applied to a man’s heart (his soul)? What about the following verse?

Joh 10:3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

res exaggerating? No they are true. There is a spiritual word heard only by quickened spirit. Unbeknownst to us in our flesh!

Ro 8: 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God

This is what Christ is showing in the parable of the sower and seed. He identifies the seed as the word of God and the ground as people receiving that word.

Lu 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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Lu 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

 Lu 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Now the person that it did have a positive effect on was described as good ground This is extremely important to note. It was not the seed that made the ground good, it was the good already!

res as a believer still living in this word. It had a positive effect on his life here. As they testily of Christ!

Another example we can see in the following verse: 1Cor 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Notice in this verse the preaching of the Physical Word is not power to save someone. But it is power to someone who has already been quickened by the word that is spirit.

re is not to save a soul, but to complete the man of God who is already saved.

By: Mark Manning