5/13/2023 0 Comments George herbert famous poems![]() ![]() The joy of Christ in the believer comes through words (John 15:11): “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”.Christian love and purity of heart and a good conscience come through words (1 Timothy 1:5): “The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”.The grace of edification comes through words (Ephesians 4:29): “ as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”.Saving faith comes about through words (Romans 10:17): “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”.This word is the good news that was preached to you” (see also James 1:18). through the living and abiding word of God. ![]() The new birth comes about through words (1 Peter 1:23–25): “You have been born again.The reason for this is that God has designed the world and the church and the human being and the process of salvation so that his ultimate aims for humanity come about through human words. But pastors cannot do their work without using words. Truck drivers can do their main work and carpenters can do their main work without using words. They may never even meet their patients, and yet do a totally successful work in removing the cancer. Surgeons can do their work without talking to their patients. If we don’t use words, we cannot do our ministry. Pastors are people who do their work with words. ![]()
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