Rom 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
• Word - rhema = properly, that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, declaration of one’s mind
• Mouth - Stoma- language, the edge of a sword
• Heart – labe – thoughts, feelings, will
• Confess = hom-ol-og-eh'-o to assent, that is, covenant, acknowledge: - con (pro-) fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise. Get together with word that was said. To covenant
• Saved – sodezo – delivered, protected, preserved
• Ashamed - kat-ahee-skhoo'-no to shame down, that is, disgrace or made to the blush: - confound, dishonour,
THE POWER OF WORDS:
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
THE POWER OF HIS SPOKEN WORD AS A SWORD.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow,and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Matthew 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
THE WORD COMING OUT OF THE LORD’S MOUTH WAS CALLED A SWORD.
• Revelation 19:11-16
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Al-mighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
• Revelation 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
• Isaiah 49:2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
• Revelation 2:16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Revelation 19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
• Revelation 2:12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
THE LORD’S WORDS - PUT IN OUR MOUTH AND USED BY US - CAN DO ANYTHING NECESSARY TO WIN IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE.
Jeremiah 1:9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Deu 33:29 Happy/blessed you are O Israel: people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
THE MANUAL OF ARMS FOR USING A SWORD.
the Sword of the Spirit is the Roman-style short sword that can be used with one hand.
In armed combat (soldiers wearing armor), striking a fatal blow is much more of a challenge.
The fact the Lord chose to use sword combat as the metaphor for fighting Spiritual Warfare is significant.
The word picture that this brings to mind is very vivid. It tells us much about how to fight.
The Word of God is powerful if used in the way that the Lord intended. We must use the Rhema of God in the exact same way in which a warrior would use a sword!
THE RHEMA OF GOD AND THE LOGOS OF GOD.
Matthew 4:1-11
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
COMMENTARY: There are two types of Rhema (utterances of the Spirit of God) that work in our lives. They both can qualify as the Sword of the Spirit.
The first is the Spirit of God quickening some portion of LOGOS to us letting us know that God is applying that Scripture to us and our situation.
The second is the Spirit of God speaking a specific Word to us about our situation. That word, however, must never contradict the LOGOS.
In the verses previously mentioned, we see these two types of Rhema. Jesus used the Rhema of quoting Scripture, It is written. While Paul told Timothy to use the prophecies (promises) that had been spoken to him as the weapons for his warfare. Both of these are valid and can be used as the Sword of the Spirit as we are led by the Lord to do so.
FAITH COMES BY HEARING ―RHEMA: THE WORD OF GOD (ROMANS 10:17).
RHEMA IS, LITERALLY, THE UTTERANCE OF THE LIVING VOICE. IT IS USUALLY USED IN THE SCRIPTURE AS GOD SPEAKING TO US OR THROUGH US.
The Sword of the Spirit is the rhema of God (Ephesians 6:17).
THE SWORD WHICH PROCEEDS OUT OF THE LORD’S MOUTH IS HIS WEAPON OF CONQUEST.
Revelation 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
AGAIN, RHEMA IS THE SPOKEN WORD (LOGOS) OF GOD; WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD INSPIRES US TO SPEAK LOGOS IT BECOMES RHEMA. THIS IS THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT.
Matthew 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
WARFARE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HEARING WHAT GOD SAYS AND SPEAKING IT OUT IN THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THE SPIRIT.
Matthew 21:18-22
18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
NOTE: Notice that in this text saying to the mountain (Matthew 21:21) is equated with asking in prayer (Matthew 21:22).
COMMENTARY: Jesus simply spoke to the fig tree and it died!
Mark 11:22-24
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
NOTE: In this text, speaking to the mountain (Mark 11:23) is equated with praying (Mark 11:24).
COMMENTARY: speaking to the mountain is the same as praying This can and should change our approach to praying.
In Matthew 17:20 ―Say (Greek: ereo) is the strengthened form of rheo, which is the Greek verb meaning : to utter, the noun form of this verb is rhema.
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
COMMENTARY: In the other text where Jesus tells us to speak to an obstacle, it is to a tree (Sycamine). He told His disciples this in response to their requests to Increase our faith.
What we speak to, will obey us, if we are truly obeying our Master. Even a mustard seed amount is enough to move mountains or trees if we have great submission and surrender.
Luke 17:5-10
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
This is victory the Spirit of God is speaking to our hearts and we are speaking with our mouths in agreement with the Lord what we are hearing.
This is faith! Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Rhema (the Spirit of God speaking to our spirits) the (Word) of God. And our faith is the victory that overcomes (conquers) the (god of this) world.
1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
THE SPIRIT OF FAITH IS SYNONYMOUS WITH SWORD OF THE SPIRIT.
2 Corinthians 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
2 Corinthians 4:13 (Wuest’s Expanded Translation)
13 But we have the same Spirit of faith [as the Psalmist] according as it has been written and is at present on record, I believed, wherefore I spoke. And as for us, we are believing, wherefore also we are speaking,
2 Corinthians 4:13 (The Bible in Basic English)
13 But having the same spirit of faith, as it is said in the Writings, The words of my mouth came from the faith in my heart; in the same way, our words are the outcome of our faith;
2 Corinthians 4:13 (God’s Word Translation)
13 The following is written, "I believed; therefore, I spoke." We have that same spirit of faith. We also believe; therefore, we also speak.
2 Corinthians 4:13 (Weymouth’s Translation)
13 But possessing the same Spirit of faith as he who wrote, "I believed, and therefore I have spoken," we also believe, and therefore we speak.
Faith takes place in the heart when we hear the voice of the Spirit and receive what He says as true. However, faith is not complete until what I have believed in my heart is spoken with my mouth.
What is in my heart WILL come out of my mouth!
Matthew 12:34-35 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Therefore, it is impossible to truly have faith and not speak it out loud!
THE ACT OF BINDING AND LOOSING IS SPIRIT-MOTIVATED AND DONE VERBALLY SPOKEN OUT LOUD.
IN BINDING AND LOOSING WE ARE NOT TELLING GOD WHAT TO DO; WE ARE RELEASING THE WORD (RHEMA) THAT GOD HAS SPOKEN TO US IN ORDER FOR IT TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IT HAS BEEN SENT TO DO.
Matthew 16:19 (The Amplified Version)
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be im-proper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven. [Isaiah 22:22.]
Matthew 16:19 (The Living Bible)
19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; whatever doors you lock on earth shall be locked in heaven; and whatever doors you open on earth shall be open in heaven!"
COMMENTARY: Our part, which is critically necessary, is to speak out God‘s word or command so that the word of faith can accomplish what God has ordained it to perform.
COMMENTARY: It is important to consider that Matthew 16:19 is a parallel passage to Matthew 6:10 and Luke 11:2 where we are instructed to pray for His will to be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
In principle and in practice, they are exactly the same prayer.
THE SPOKEN RHEMA OF GOD WILL ACCOMPLISH WHAT IT WAS SENT TO DO!
Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
THE LORD’S CHILDREN SHALL BECOME HIS ARROWS TO DEFEAT THE GATES OF THE ENEMY.
Psalms 127:4-5
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
SPEAK
• (STRONG‘S) = dabar;...(in a destructive sense) to : subdue
• (THAYER‘S) =dabar = to speak, to declare, to . command,...to lead away, to put to flight
Arrows are something that fly through the air. The Word of God, when spoken by the people of God, becomes the arrows of God to defeat his enemy.
UNUSED (IDLE) RHEMA.
Matthew 12:36-37 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
IDLE
• (STRONG‘S) = #692 argos (ar-gos'); inactive, i.e. (by implication) : KJV - unemployed;lazy, uselessbarren, idle, slow.
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• (THE COMPLETE WORD STUDY DICTIONARY) = #692 argos; Not at work, idle, not employed, inactive;...Idle, insincere, false, unprofitable
• (VINE‘S) = argos denotes "inactive, idle, unfruitful, " (a, negative, and ergon, "work"; cf. the verb barrenkatargeo, "to reduce to inactivity"); it is used...metaphorically in the sense of "ineffective, worthless," as of a word, Matthew 12:36; of faith , James 2:20. unaccompanied by works
COMMENTARY: When God gives us a Rhema and we either do not speak it or we speak it with our mouths but our hearts are not engaged, then we will answer to God for these unproductive Rhemas.
The Rhema of God is powerful and able to do anything. God is faithful. When He speaks something to us, He is committing all that He is to the accomplishing of this Word in the earth.
When we speak His Rhema, we are loosing His will from heaven to be done (Greek = cause to come into ) in the earth. existence
