Word of God

A common and beautiful name for the Scriptures, which are God-breathed (2 Tim. 3:1616All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (2 Timothy 3:16),) and described as proceeding out of God’s mouth (Matt. 4:44But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4)). Christ is the living Word of God (1 John 1), of whom all the written Word speaks. He who would understand the written Word must know the living Word, and he that would know the living Word must study the written Word. The two go together, and the only way to avoid error is to hold fast both.