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d. We are to study it. The Bereans are called “more noble” than the Thessalonicans in Acts 17.11 because they not only heard the words of the Apostle Paul, but studied the Scriptures daily to validate Paul’s Gospel.

e. We are to hear it preached and taught in the Church. We are not to despise prophesies, but hear the Word for, as Romans 10.17 suggests, “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”

f. We are to include it in all our living and conversation . The Word that creates must become the dominant force in our lives as spoken in the words of the Shema, Deut. 6.4-9.

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C. This creative Word of God must be heard and obeyed in the context of Christian community.

1. Do not despise prophesying, nor quench the Holy Spirit, 1 Thess. 5.19-22.

2. The Word will come in the midst of the assembly, 1 Cor. 14.26.

3. God has given to the Church men and women specially endowed by the Holy Spirit to teach the Word of God, Eph. 4.11-13.

III. The Word Reveals God’s Eternal Purpose for the Universe: That All Things Might Bring Glory and Honor to Him as Lord.

A. One underlying pulse of energy throbs from the heart of the Divine Story. All things were created to bring glory, honor, and praise to the Lord and his glorious Name.