KNOWING THE FATHER THROUGH HIS WORD

How do we know who the Heavenly Father is, who He stands for, and what His characteristics and divine nature are? He is revealed in His Word. The primary way is to know the Word of the Father. THE WORD IS GODJohn 1:1 (NKJV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.THE WORD IS JESUSJohn 1:2-3 (NKJV)2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.The Word is Jesus, Who was with God from the beginning. He was there when the heaven and earth were created.John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.The Word, Jesus, came to live in the flesh and among the Jews. John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: The Word is Jesus, and when we receive Him, we receive the power to become the sons of God.Before the time was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word is God. The Word is unfailing love.The Word and God are not two separate entities. We know God the person by His Word. By the Word that He said, it is exactly who He is.It will not be like this; after we keep hearing from God and reading His Word, one day, we get to heaven and meet Him, and to our surprise, we find Him different from all He said.People may say one thing, and they mean another. The word spoken does not represent them. In comparison, every Word spoken by God represents Him. When we focus on the Word, we are focusing on God. When we spend time in His Word, we are in His presence. In the presence of God, we hear from Him, and in His presence, He speaks. Therefore, when we disobey the Word, don’t believe the Word, or despise the Word, we are simply disobeying God, not believing in God and despising Him.Rev. Cheong Yew KwongFaith Church SingaporePlease visit our website at faithchurch.sg#goodtoread ... See MoreSee Less

藉着天父的话语认识祂

我们如何知道天父是谁呢？祂代表谁？天父的属性和祂的特性又是什么呢？ 神在祂的话语中显明自己。最主要的方法就是明白天父的话语。道是神约翰福音1:1 太初有道，道与神同在，道就是神。 道是耶稣约翰福音1:2-32 这道太初与神同在。3 万物是藉着他造的；凡被造的，没有一样不是藉着他造的。 这道就是耶稣，祂从太初就与神同在。天地被造的时候，祂就在那里。约翰福音1:14 道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满地有恩典有真理。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。道就是耶稣，祂成为肉身，住在犹太人的当中。约翰福音1:12 【中文标准译本】但是所有接受他的， 就是信他名的人， 他就赐给他们权柄成为神的儿女。道就是耶稣，当我们接受祂，我们就领受能力，成为神的儿子。太初，道已经存在，道与神同在，道就是神，这道就是永不失败的爱。道与神不是两个分开的实体。我们藉着神的话语认识祂。藉着祂说的话，那话正是祂。事情不会像这样发生的；我们不断听到神的话，也阅读祂的话语，那有一天，我们去到天堂遇见祂的时候，令我们惊讶的是，我们发现祂和祂所说的一切不一样。人们可能口不对心。他们说的话并不代表他们。相比之下，神说的每一句话都代表祂自己。当我们专注在神的话语上，我们就是专注于神。当我们花时间在祂的话语上，我们就是花时间在祂的面前。在神的同在中，我们聆听祂，在祂的同在中，祂说话。因此，当我们违背这道，不相信这道，或者藐视这道的时候，我们其实就是在违背神，不相信神并且藐视祂。耀光牧师新加坡信心教会请访问我们的中文播客,faithchurch.sg/牧师手札/#牧师手札 ... See MoreSee Less