Man Shall Live –
By Every Word Of God
Mathew 4:4 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.
The words of Christ reveal that men are required to live by every divine precept. Take note of how Jesus used the word, “every.” Is that not a qualifying word? If you say that man shall live by some of God’s words, well then that would certainly not qualify as to what Jesus was specifying. So we can’t just live by some of God’s words. We must live by every word.
Note also that Jesus compares it to eating bread. Most people would agree that Jesus is referring to eating food in general. We all know that we could live to a ripe old age and never eat grains in our entire life. Even the word “artos” which is the word Matthew used and which was translated into the word bread can mean any kind of food in general. This same application also applies to the English version of the word bread. The nutrition found in grains can after all be found in other foods. If someone excludes bread from their diet they won’t die, but if they don’t eat any food at all, before long they will surely die. So is not Jesus implying that if man does not live by “every” word of God, then he will surely die? This is obviously the case. To put it concisely a disciple of Jesus cannot disregard even one of the divine principals in the Word of God. Continue Reading