![]() In the modern church, some charismatic denominations of Christianity emphasize the importance of rhema when referring to the Holy Spirit speaking to them now, at a present moment. In essence, through people, or through prayer, people can hear God speaking to their particular circumstance or situation, whereas the logos, Scripture, and Christ himself, speak to us in a more universal sense. Why do we make a distinction between the logos and the rhema? As mentioned in the Compelling Truth article linked, verses such as Luke 5:5 refer to the “rhema” as the spoken words of Jesus. But another word in the New Testament refers to the word “word” as in “spoken word” known as rhema. Logos means “word,” referring to Christ himself, or the holy word of Scripture. Christians may be familiar with the word logosfeatured in John 1.
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