Historical Cultural and Contextual Exercises Cont

• Exercise 6 (pg 81)

• Hebrews 4:12 affirms “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (NASV) (THE REAL BIBLE SAYS “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.”

• Does this verse

• a) Teach that man is trichotomous, since it speaks of a body , soul, and spirit?
• b) Teach that the truth contained in God's Word is dynamic and changing rather than dead and static?
• c) Give warning to professing believers?
• d) Encourage Christians to use the Word of God aggressively in their witnessing and counseling?
• e) None of the above.

• Virkler does not give an answer for this but implies, at the end of this chapter that he does, and we expect he THINKS it is E, possibly, but not likely even D