Phil
2:16 Holding forth the word of
life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain,
neither laboured in vain.
I.
IN THE WORD WE FIND CHRIST.
Acts
8:35 Then Philip opened his
mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Acts
18:28 For he mightily convinced
the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was
Christ.
II.
IN THE WORD WE FIND SALVATION.
Eph
6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God:
1
Pet 1:23 Being born again, not
of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth
and abideth for ever.
III.
IN THE WORD WE FIND FAITH.
Rom
10:17 So then faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
John
5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto
you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath
everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from
death unto life.
IV.
IN THE WORD WE FIND LIFE.
Mat
4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live
by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
John
6:23 (Howbeit there came other
boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that
the Lord had given thanks:)
V.
IN THE WORD WE FIND GROWTH.
1
Pet 2:2 As newborn babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
2
Pet 3:18 But grow in grace, and
in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both
now and for ever. Amen.
VI.
IN THE WORD WE FIND CLEANSING.
John
15:3 Now ye are clean through
the word which I have spoken unto you.
John
17:17 Sanctify them through thy
truth: thy word is truth.
Psa
119:9 Wherewithal shall a young
man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
VII.
IN THE WORD WE FIND CONFORT.
1 Th 4:18 Wherefore
comfort one another with these words.
By
Thomas Tuggle
