" what is meant by the phrase “the Word of  God.” To us, the Word of  God is, first and foremost, Jesus, the Word made flesh. Secondly, the Word of  God is any way in which the story of  God’s self-revelation in Jesus is told to people (thus the importance of  hearing). Thirdly, the Word of  God is the way in which the Bible tells us who the Triune God is. "

― Nadia Bolz-Weber , Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People