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As it sits on your desk, it is logos, God’s teaching revelation to us all. How many Christians have suffered because they pulled some verse out of the Bible to use against their spiritual enemy that may have been good and true, but totally inappropriate for the spiritual battle at hand? So our offensive weapon to use against the devil’s schemes is the personal instruction given us by the Holy Spirit. Remember the sword of the Spirit we are to use against our spiritual enemies in Ephesians 6:18? Rhema. In Ephesians 5:26 when it says that Jesus cleanses the church by the “washing with water through the word,” rhema is the Greek word employed, which verifies the concept of the personal words of God flowing to us, and how different this can be than just receiving his general teaching (logos). This word is used in Matthew 4:4 when Jesus says, “Man does not live on bread alone but by every word (rhema) that comes from the mouth of God.” It is used in Luke 1:38 when Mary says, “Be it unto me according to your word (rhema), Lord,” referring to that thing the angel just told her from God. Rhema refers to the personal words spoken in the ears of our spirit as it flows from the heart of God. Strong’s Dictionary defines rhema as “that which is or has been uttered by the living voice.” It comes from a root word which means to flow or pour forth like water. The second word used in the New Testament is rhema, which means an utterance, something spoken. Jesus gave the crowds of listeners logos teaching. God gave logos teaching (about Himself and His laws) by speaking it first to Moses and the prophets, who later recorded it in written form. Logos describes teaching, whether written, as in the Bible, or spoken. It comes from the primary root lego (yes, as in the building blocks for kids) which means to lay forth in words by a systematic discourse, to build line upon line. One word is logos, and refers to teaching. The New Testament writers used two words to refer to the words that come to us from God. Some people believe that “God’s Word” always refers to the written scriptures.
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The following is an excerpt from that chapter, entitled The Difference Between God’s Word and God’s Word. Our book, Can I Really Hear God? includes a chapter just on this subject. It is helpful to know the difference and what they each reveal about how God communicates to the Christian believer. The New Testament Greek writers used one of two words in referring to the Word or words of God: logos or rhema.