Jesus is the Word

The knowledge of Jesus (the Word in the flesh) and the knowledge of the written Word cannot be separated. Academics (knowledge) must lead to Application (wisdom) which must lead to Compliance (obedience). Fundamentally, we must move from carnality to spirituality. The new creature does not destroy the old. They coexist and struggle for control. "Head" knowledge does not change us. "Heart" knowledge is the objective of the teaching gift. Eze 18:31; 36:26,27. Teaching draws others into the Word. It allows us to see how we, our families and our churches measure up.
It makes others desire to have the peace and joy we have as children of the King. It encourages us to press toward the mark when we've stumbled. It convicts us when we are wrong. We must keep growing and maturing in the Lord because we should all be teachers (Mk 28:20; Heb 5:12) for the purpose of changing the lives of others through the changes in our own lives. Reading the Bible isn't enough. We are instructed to STUDY and to MEDITATE on the Word. We ingest the Bread, the Holy Spirit provides the digestive process by which we are nourished. We need The Living Word abiding within us.