God’s word can separate truth from error and “divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil” ( Helaman 3:29). In fact, the word of God has a more powerful effect on people’s minds than the literal sword (see Alma 31:5) and is one of the catalysts for developing faith (see Romans 10:17).ĭivides. When people hear His word preached with power, they are often “pricked in their heart” ( Acts 2:37) and desire to repent.
His word can also cut through culture, habits, biases, preconceptions, and doubts to speak to the innermost part of us, whether we are righteous or wicked. Through the Spirit, God reveals things “to our spirits precisely as though we had no bodies at all” ( Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, 475). This means that it can be thrust more quickly and deeply and can cut more easily. A sword whose blade is sharpened on both sides is able to penetrate and cut at every contact point and with every movement.
Two-edged swords have been around about as long as there have been swords. They evolved from daggers as material became more readily available (shifting from copper to bronze to iron), leading to longer blades and more widespread and versatile use. Swords were developed thousands of years ago as tools and weapons for thrusting and cutting. Doctrine and Covenants 6:2 11:2 12:2 14:2 see also 33:1 Hebrews 4:12 A Two-Edged Sword
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