There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

word of God” (Eph. 6:17), and the Greek for “word” here is rhema , meaning the words that God quickens to our spirit through the Bible or in your heart. When the Holy Spirit takes a scripture from the printed page into your spirit, suddenly you feel literal faith come alive, and then you have in your possession the sword of the Spirit! The rhema word is both an offensive and defensive weapon we can use in battle against the words, devices, and plans of the enemy. W. E. Vine gives one of the best descriptions of a rhema : The significance of rhema (as distinct from logos) is exemplified in the injunction to take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Eph. 6:17); here the reference is not to the whole Bible as such, but to the individual scripture which the Spirit brings to our remembrance for use in time of need, a prerequisite being the regular storing in the mind of the Scripture. 10 Paul wrote, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). The Greek for “word” in this passage is rhema . The in-depth interpretation of this verse can be that faith comes when hearing a rhema word that God energizes or quickens to your spirit. Rhema is the Greek word used in the following passages for “word”: But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” —MATTHEW 4:4