Each time I see a scripture which speaks of following "The Lord" or "Jesus", my mind automatically translates that into "THE WORD", following the instruction given by THE WORD.
When we do that, it makes the Bible so clear!
For example:
I (The WORD) am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME (The WORD).
The LORD (The Word) is my shepherd; I shall not want.
50 This (The Word) is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51 I (The Word) am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth MY flesh, and drinketh MY blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
So this verse is saying two things to me:
* "THE WORD is the way to go." So I ask myself, "What has God said about this?"
And I think on the most recent word brought to my mind by God concerning the subject at hand. I think on the scriptures, THE WORD.
And I follow that word, making my plans accordingly.
* "No man comes to the Father except by THE WORD."
A man cannot go to THE FATHER by Buddha or by Mohammed. Only by THE WORD (Jesus) can a man go to God. So they cannot deceive me when they worship by another god.
And people who come to me saying they are Christians cannot deceive me, for unless they are living THE WORD, those persons cannot be of God, for THE WORD is the way to God, The Father.
Mt. 24:4-5 Jesus says: Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in MY name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
They come saying they are Christians and because they say Jesus is Lord, they deceive many, for they have not the Spirit but are religious by their own thinking.
Scripture becomes clear when you think of "The Lord" as "The Word."
Psalm 23
(As I follow "The Word", I shall not want. If I follow other men, I might come into want even when I read the Bible. But as I hear The Word who is my Lord and do The Word, I shall not want.)
2 HE (The Word) maketh me to lie down in green pastures: HE (The Word) leadeth me beside the still waters.
2 HE (The Word) maketh me to lie down in green pastures: HE (The Word) leadeth me beside the still waters.
So if it is hard or turbulent, I'm likely not following the plan of God, The Word.
There is plenty of food, both spiritual food and physical food when I am in the place God would lead me, "green pastures".
3 HE (The Word) restoreth my soul: HE (The Word) leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake.
3 HE (The Word) restoreth my soul: HE (The Word) leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake.
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John 6 Jesus says:
33 For the bread of God is HE (The Word) which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
35 ... I (The Word) am the bread of life: he that cometh to ME (The Word) shall never hunger; and he that believeth on ME (The Word) shall never thirst.
44 No man can come to ME, except the Father which hath sent ME draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
48 I am that bread of life.
(The Word is that bread of life.)
51 I (The Word) am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
(We eat the flesh of Jesus and drink HIS blood each time we conform our lives to the Word of God as we walk on this earth.)
54 Whoso eateth MY flesh, and drinketh MY blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
56 He that eateth MY flesh, and drinketh MY blood, dwelleth in ME, and I in him.
57 As the living Father hath sent ME, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth ME (The Word) , even he shall live by ME.
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(The Word raises us up at the last day, for the Lord, The Word, comes with a shout, and the dead in Christ are awakened and rise to meet Jesus in the air.)
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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John 1
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by HIM; and without HIM was not any thing made that was made.
4 In HIM was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
10 HE was in the world, and the world was made by HIM, and the world knew HIM not.
11 HE came unto HIS own, and HIS own received HIM not.
12 But as many as received HIM, to them gave HE power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on HIS name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made 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.
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