One of the important verse concerning the Word of God is Hebrews 4. 12. “For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12 NKJV)

The Word of God is Jesus Himself.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… 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.”(John 1:1, 14 NKJV)

Both the new and the old testaments are the Word of God. The old testament announces the coming of the Word of God where as the new testament announce that He has come! When Jesus came, we see a real shift in the approach of God to man. We see a loving and forgiving Father in Jesus. One may wonder have God and His character changed? In the old testament, God is a God who points out the minute mistakes of man and punishes it. But in the new, He is the one who bears the penalty of the sins committed by His people. Is this a contrary? No, not at all. The Word of God clearly teaches that the law was given to diagnose the sin problem where as the Word of grace was given to heal the sickness of sin.

[su_quote]The Word of God revealed in Jesus is more sharper than the old testament law. The ministry of Moses is circumcising man in the flesh which makes no change to his heart. But the Word of God revealed in Jesus is a two edged sword which pass through any stony heart to make it soft and sensitive. It circumcises the human heart.[/su_quote]

“For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.” (Romans 2:28, 29 NKJV)

Zacchaeus was a Jew who had circumcision with a knife in the flesh which could not change him. But the loving words of Jesus which is the sharp two edged sword of the spirit transformed him instantly.

The Word of grace of Jesus is more powerful than any religious rituals or laws of man to change him and make him good! So let us preach the Word!!