Bible Handbook

Power of the Word

Hebrews 4:12. All the power of God is in His word. Education, 254, 255. BHB 6.7

Jeremiah 23:29. “Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” Testimonies for the Church 5:24, 25. BHB 6.8

Psalm 33:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-3. “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.” Education, 125, 126. BHB 6.9

Psalm 107:20. There is healing power in the word of God. BHB 6.10

Matthew 8:8-13. One word from Christ brought health to the sick. The Desire of Ages, 316, 317. BHB 6.11

Psalm 103:3. God heals all diseases. BHB 6.12

Proverbs 4:20-22, margin. The words of God are medicine to those who receive them. The Ministry of Healing, 466. BHB 6.13

John 1:1. The words that God speaks are synonymous with Himself. Testimonies for the Church 4:312. BHB 6.14

John 1:14. The Word and Christ are synonymous terms. The Desire of Ages, 390. BHB 7.1

John 6:63. The Spirit of God is the same as the Word. Christ’s Object Lessons, 113. BHB 7.2

Romans 10:4-8. The righteousness of Christ is the same as the Word. BHB 7.3

1 John 5:7. The Father, the Word (which is Christ), and the Holy Ghost, are one. BHB 7.4

1 Timothy 3:16. This union is a mystery that human minds cannot comprehend. BHB 7.5

Deuteronomy 10:4, margin. Each one of the commandments is a word, or a complete thought. BHB 7.6

Hebrews 4:12. God’s word is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. BHB 7.7

Psalm 119:11. Hid in the heart, it will shield from sin. BHB 7.8

Matthew 8:9, 10. Great faith is simply to believe, because God speaks. Education, 257. BHB 7.9

Deuteronomy 8:3. When deprived of every earthly resource, we learn to live upon the word of God. Prophets and Kings, 428. BHB 7.10

1 John 5:4. Faith in the Word as the word of God, carries the transforming power of God to the soul. Testimonies for the Church 4:545, 546. BHB 7.11