"That distinction is between (1) the word of God inscripturated and

proclaimed and (2) the Word of God incarnate. The former refers to the

written word, the Bible, and the preaching of that word. The latter

refers to the eternal and living Son of God, who has existed with and as

God from the very beginning, through whom all things (including the

Bible and preaching) came into being, and who became flesh. The

distinction is crucial, not only for how we conceive of salvation and

the nature of preaching, but also in order to avoid biblicism, and

perhaps even the bibliolatry, that results from a facile identification

of the Bible with the Lord Jesus. To be sure, we must never separate

Christ from his written word, from whom it derives its authority; but

neither can we collapse Christ into his word, as if thebook were itself

the mediator between God and man." (The Incarnation of God Pg 194)

Resources mentioned:

The Incarnation of God by John C. Clark and Marcus Peter Johnson

No God But One by Nabeel Qureshi (pg 101-121)

Person of Interest by J Warner Wallace

 @CrossExamined  with Frank Turek

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