In
every word of the Savior there is much that is supernatural and full of grace;
and this is what sheds grace on the soul of man when the word of Christ visits
it.
Therefore
the Holy Apostle calls the whole structure of the house of salvation: “The word of the grace of God” (Acts 20:32).
Like
a living grace-filled power, the word of God has a wonder-working and
life-giving effect on a man, so long as he hears it with faith and receives it
with faith (I Thess. 2:13).
Everything
is defiled by sin, but everything is cleansed by the word of God and prayer —
everything — all creation from man on down to a worm (I Tim 4:5).
By
the Truth which carries in itself and by the Power which it has in itself, the
word of God is sharper than any sword and pierces to the point of dividing soul
and spirit, joints and marrow, and discerns the thoughts and intentions of the
heart (Heb. 4:12). Nothing remains secret before it or for it.
How to Read the Bible by Archimandrite Justin Popovich
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