God's Thoughts on the Bible & Notes on Hebrew 4:12

• 2 Timothy 3:16-17 -- All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
• Deuteronomy 4:2 -- Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you.
• Matthew 4:4b -- It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
• John 8:31 -- Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.
• John 17:17 -- Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
• James 1:22,25 -- But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
• Psalm 119:105 -- Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
• Revelation 22:18-19 -- For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
• 2 Timothy 2:15 -- Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• Hebrews 4:12 -- For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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Note what is said about the Word of God "piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit." A major difficulty that Christians have is to discern what is spiritual--where Christ is on the throne of the human spirit--and what is led by human emotions.

Some Christians live almost entirely in the realm of their feelings. For this reason, the divorce rate in the Church in some places is as high or higher than on the outside. Christians have been led by their emotions [too often fed by the culture] to feel they are no longer in love with their mates. Therefore, they are convinced that the relationship must end. They miss the understanding that comes from the Word of God that love is not a feeling but a commitment. Good feelings follow commitment.

Too, a Christ-enthroned human spirit sees world affairs differently. Such a Christian will see the place for personal pacifism with personal enemies. They will see the need to turn the other cheek. At the same time, the Spirit-led Christian will wisely understand the Scriptural mandate that God requires government powers to punish evildoers. The person whose human spirit is Spirit-led will wisely discern whether governmental action is needful to keeping the Gospel free or for justice to be done.

It is the Word of God that gives men the spiritual insight as to what is God-led and what is emotion-led. To be emotion-led is to walk in error.