But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘a Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’ Matthew 4:4 How are we to handle this sword of “It is written” (referring to Mt 4:4)? First, with deepest reverence. Let every word that God has spoken be Law and Gospel to you. Never trifle with it; never try to evade its force or to change its meaning. God speaks to you in this book as much as if again He came to the top of Sinai and lifted up His voice in thunder. I like to open the Bible and to pray, Lord God, let the words leap out of the page into my soul, Thyself making them vivid, quick, powerful, and fresh to my heart. Our Lord Himself felt the power of the word. It was not so much the devil who felt the power of “It is written” as Christ Himself. “No,” saith He, “I will not command stones to be made bread; I trust in God Who can without bread sustain Me. I will not cast Myself down from the temple; I will not tempt the Lord My God. I will not worship Satan, for God alone is God.” The manhood of Christ felt an awe of the Word of God, and so it became a power to Him. To trifle with Scripture is to deprive yourself of its aid. Reverence it, I beseech you, and look up to God with devout gratitude for having given it to you. (From Charles Haddon Spurgeons sermon - Infallibility—Where to Find It and How to Use It) source: preceptaustin
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