The Good Word

[385 words] We are to hear and obey the word of God! The Master said, “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it” (Luke 11:28). We are often admonished from the pulpit and in Bible class to study and apply the Bible daily. This is good advice for the Bible is “the good word of God” (Hebrews 6:5). The word “good” (kalos) suggests that it is morally valuable and virtuous for use. The following references remind us why the Bible is “the good word of God” and worthy of our devotion: The good word is called “the Holy Scriptures” (2 Timothy 3:15). The American Standard Version calls it, “the sacred writings.” “The good word” is inspired, i.e., “God-breathed” (verse 16). The good word is called “the oracles of God” (1 Peter 4:11). “Oracles” means “utterances”––the “utterances of God.” It is not “the word of men, but…