Jesus’ words, ‘it is written,’ are the clearest proof of this. Somewhere along the way, people have missed the vital truth that Logos itself contains the Rhema. What is more tragic, is that this limits the full relevance and application of the written Word of God in the believer’s life. Rhema alone is a ‘feel good’ solution that is the first step to deception. We hear this over and over, and yet so often we see believers seeking after the prophetic as a ‘quick solution’ to their problems, or for self-gratification and self-justification. Every prophetic utterance should be weighed against the written Word of God. No prophetic word should be taken out of the Logos context. Losing the Logos in the Rhema is an extremely dangerous spiritual error.

Jesus Himself said: ‘It is written,’ and He should be our example in all things. This is deception at its most tragic, because it creates a separation that is not spiritually correct and limits the incredible power inherent in the written Word of God. While Rhema does not exclude these, and while the prophetic should not be discounted because it has value for exhortation, encouragement and Bible-based guidance or confirmation, it has become restrictive among many believers to the point that the Logos Word is excluded. Sadly, the tendency today is to limit the Rhema Word to ‘words of prophecy.’ The issue of the difference between Logos Word and Rhema Word could be a full study all on its own, but the generally accepted ‘summary’ is that Logos is the written Word (scripture, or the Bible) and Rhema the spoken Word. Not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD and like a hammer breaketh the rock in pieces? (Jeremiah 23:29)

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