The Word of God!

“For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.” – Psalm 33:4-5 NIV

First of all, we have to know that due to this world (2 Corinthians 4:4), we eventually became sinners (Romans  5:12), so that we have been going the wrong way to live truthful lives. Because of this, God, our heavenly Father (Ephesians 4:6) who have created us in His image (Genesis 1:27), sent His beloved Son, Jesus Christ as an image of Himself into the world (John 1:14), to be crucified for our sins (Colossians 2:13-15). Thus, we are able to become the righteousness of God if we are willing to confess our sins to our heavenly Father and live through Jesus Christ. This is because He proclaims to be the way of the truthful life (John 14:6). “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23). He was crucified and has given us eternal life through Him because He has been having His steadfast love toward us, even though we have disobeyed Him (Romans 3:23). This is why Matthew 3:2 declares, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3:16-18)

Therefore, we ought to believe in Christ Jesus to receive eternal life (John 11:25-26). “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:8-10) Thus, for this reason, we ought to change our lifestyle from worldliness into godliness (1 John 2:15-17, Hebrews 11:6) “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:8) This is also because James 4:4-5 states, “… don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?” Because this kind of heart-to-heart transformation is hard (Matthew 16:24-27) for us to change, God has given us Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17), which is like a instruction manual to follow, to become the righteousness of God (Romans 1:17). “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12) Hence, the word  of God is like our salvation (Romans 1:16). This is why Apostle Paul declares,

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God. For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him. (Philippians 1:27-29)