Section 11
verse 8 says, "For the words which You gave Me I have given to them, and they received them." In these verses we see in the Greek that the Fa ther has two kinds of words: logos, the constant word, in verse 6 and rhema, the instant words, in verse 8. Both the logos and the rhema are used by the Lord to impart eternal life to the believ ers. The logos, the constant word, is always the same. The written word in the Bible is the logos. But when you read the logos, the Spirit will use a sentence, a phrase, or even a single word to inspire you, and that word will become the in stant word. Take the example of John 3:16. As the written word in the Bible, John 3:16 is the logos. One day, as you read this verse, the writ ten word becomes the instant word. Suddenly the words, "God so loved the world," stand out, and you say, "Oh, God so loved me!" By this we see how the constant word becomes the instant word, how the logos becomes the rhema.
Both the constant word and the instant word, the logos and the rhema, are for imparting eter nal life into the believers who receive these words. The Father's words are not mainly for teaching or instruction; they are mainly for imparting life into the believers. When the words, "God so loved the world," stood out to you and you were