To Whom the Word is Written

Victor Paul Wierwille

Most people believe that the entire Bible – from Genesis to Revelation – is written to them. This is not true. Believing that the entire Word of God is written to everyone throughout history has caused confusion and contradiction in rightly dividing The Word. There are some passages in the Word of God that just do not fit with other sections unless we understand to whom the passage is specifically addressed. Suppose I received a letter today addressed to Victor Paul Wierwille. Is it addressed to Mrs. Wierwille? No. It has my name on it. But suppose she reads my letter; could she possibly learn something from the information in the letter? So it is when it comes to the Word of God. That part which is addressed to us must be applied by us. All the rest of the Scripture which does not have our name on it, which is not addressed to us, is for our learning. How many groups of people can different segments of The Word be addressed to? In 1 Corinthians 10:32 God discloses His system of classification. I Corinthians 10:32: Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God. God lists Jew, Gentile, the Church of God – three categories. Galatians 3:28 says that a person is either a Jew or a Gentile until he becomes born again of God’s Spirit at which time he joins the Church of God. The entire Bible is addressed to one or the other of these three groups. Unless one understands to whom a passage or book or section is written, he will never be able to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Romans was written after Pentecost, the day on which the Church of God was founded, the Church to which you and I belong. Romans 15:4: For whatsoever things were written aforetime [before the day of Pentecost] were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Those things written before the day of Pentecost are not addressed to us but are for our learning. In I Corinthians we are shown the same truth of underst