Section 15
Word of life. Although the Spirit is wonderful, it is too mysterious. We need something solid, vis ible, tangible, and touchable—the Word of life. In verse 63 the Lord says that "the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life." The Word is substantial.
The "words" in this verse is rhema in Greek, which means the instant and present spoken word. It differs from logos, which means the con stant word, as in John 1:1. At this point, the words follow the Spirit. The Spirit is living and real, but rather mysterious, intangible, and difficult for people to apprehend, but the words are substan tial. Firstly, the Lord indicated that for giving life He would become the Spirit. Then He said that the words He speaks are spirit and life. This shows that His spoken words are the embodiment of the life-giving Spirit. He is now the life-giving Spirit in resurrection, and the Spirit is embodied in His words. When we receive His words by exercising our spirit, we receive the Spirit who is life.
The Word is outside of us. When I receive the Word into me, it immediately becomes the Spirit. When I speak the Word out, the Spirit once again becomes the Word. When you re ceive the Word into you, the Word becomes