The word of God is a sword, not a vibrator.
Like a sword, the word of God is only powerful when it’s applied to a specific point, or along a specific line. Like a scalpel, its purpose is not to stimulate you generally, but to heal you precisely. It has to cut away something.
December 6th, 2006 at 7:53 am
You know, I’m getting nervous about twisting the “sword” metaphor so far as to make it a scalpel. Obviously, scripture has been known to work that way, but I don’t think surgery was the thing the writer of Hebrews had primarily in mind. First and foremost, a sword is a tool of combat, meant to kill, not to heal, and we are the enemies of God.
December 6th, 2006 at 10:38 am
You’re right, of course, about Hebrews. But your comment is interesting. Are you saying that God’s Word is doing combat with us? Well, if it’s a sword, it has to do combat with someone. Let judgment begin in the house of God, as the Scriptures say.