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Evangelical · 11-07-2016, 08:30 PM

I believe it refers to the words the Spirit gives us to "fight" our adversaries.
It does not mean that the written word of God is the sword of the Spirit.

The Scripture overwhelming uses sword to refer to the spoken word, not written word.

Consider:

Hebrews 4:12 "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."

Isaiah 49:2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword,

Luke 12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say."

Luke 21:15 "For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict."

Revelation 2:16 "Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth"

Revelation 19:15 "From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations"

It seems you need the Bible to be able to wage spiritual warfare - you read it, you apply it, you speak or pray what it says. However for Jesus and the disciples, they did not need the Bible to do that, just the Holy Spirit.

The sword of the Spirit is (Isaiah 49:2) or comes from (Revelation 19:15), our mouth. Many Christians believe the "sword" is the written Bible in their hands, but the Scripture shows the sword is to do with our mouth.

11-07-2016, 08:30 PM	#56
Evangelical Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,965	Re: Reading the Bible does not Give us the Spirit I believe it refers to the words the Spirit gives us to "fight" our adversaries. It does not mean that the written word of God is the sword of the Spirit. The Scripture overwhelming uses sword to refer to the spoken word, not written word. Consider: Hebrews 4:12 "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." Isaiah 49:2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, Luke 12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say." Luke 21:15 "For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict." Revelation 2:16 "Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth" Revelation 19:15 "From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations" It seems you need the Bible to be able to wage spiritual warfare - you read it, you apply it, you speak or pray what it says. However for Jesus and the disciples, they did not need the Bible to do that, just the Holy Spirit. The sword of the Spirit is (Isaiah 49:2) or comes from (Revelation 19:15), our mouth. Many Christians believe the "sword" is the written Bible in their hands, but the Scripture shows the sword is to do with our mouth.