DLORD -1, 2 - The Lord Is the Word

DLORD 1 [1, 2]

The Holy Scripture Throughout
Has the Lord As Its Subject,
and the Lord Embodies the Word

We read in John:

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
This was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made.
In Him was life,
and the life was the light of people.
And the light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness did not comprehend it.
(John 1:1-5)

Why the Lord is called the Word
is little understood in the church.
However, He is called the Word
because the term “Word”
symbolizes Divine truth itself or Divine wisdom itself,
and the Lord embodies
Divine truth itself or Divine wisdom itself.
That, too, is why He is called the light,
which is also said to have come into the world.

Because Divine wisdom and Divine love are united,
and were united in the Lord from eternity,
therefore we are told as well
that “In Him was life,
and the life was the light of people.”
Life means Divine love,
and light Divine wisdom.

This is the union meant by the statement
that the Word was in the beginning with God
and that God was the Word.
With God means in God,
for wisdom is present in love,
and love in wisdom.

DLORD 2 [2]

As a result, everyone,
even at this day,
who turns to the Lord alone
when he reads the Word,
and prays to Him,
is enlightened as regards it.
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DLORD - Doctrine of the Lord

Comment:  This morning, I did something that I do often, but not always, and read through the Table of Contents for this work before beginning the first chapter.  Over the years, I've come to appreciate this practice.  If you want a clear and concise explanation of the Lord, you will find it in the Table of Contents in the Doctrine of the Lord.