But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. - Mat 4:4 This is not just a response to put Satan off.     But, more importantly, it is a statement of Spiritual Law which clearly elevates the importance of every Word of God.     We cannot experience Abundant Life without abiding in His Word.      Just as Food is necessary for Physical Life, the Wordof God is necessary for Spiritual Life.     God is a Spirit so we can only relate to Him in Spirit and in Truth by Faith.     We need the Holy Spirit of God and we need the Word Of God.

There is Truth and there is Lie.   When you mix any part of a Lie in the Truth you end up with a Lie.   

Apostasy begins to take shape as soon as a person or church or denomination entertains a Thought that God's Word in not True.   

Now, the immediate result of that departure from the Truth may be Comfort or Pleasure but the end is Destruction.   (See Eve and the Forbidden Fruit - Gen 3:1-10) .   

When we look at the Weakness in the Church today we can trace it back to its interpretation of the Word Of God and/or its demotion of the Word Of God.   

By interpretation I mean the explaining away of clear and unamiguous statements in the Word.   An example is Mark 11:24 .   

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. - Mar 11:24 A Desire is the object of Hope.     Desiring and Hoping are activities of the Imagination.      Faith is the state of our Heart regarding that which we Desire.      Jesus is telling us to visualize a Desire, Ask for it and immediately Receive it in Faith.      The act of desiring, hoping, asking, believing and receiving by Faith is a Seed that is planted.     The manifestation of that which is desired is the Harvest.      The Spiritual Law of Seed Time And Harvest is foundational to all that God has created.      1) We Sow 2) God Produces 3) We Harvest.

How many Christians pray 'if it be thy Will' when Praying?   Where did that concept come from?   

By demotion of the Word I mean elevation of Church Doctrine, statements of Belief and Tradition above the Word Of God in practice.   

Whether it be neutering/twisting the Word or demotion of the Word, the end result is that the Truth is replaced with a Lie.   The contrapositive of Joh 8:32 is:
You shall know a Lie and the Lie will Bind you.   

When Apostasy sets in Power disappears.   

This is why the Church is ineffective today.   It is how the Enemy has been able to establish his children at the top of the Seven Mountains.   It is why there is Confusion about Gender, Sexuality, Science and Morality.   

And he said unto them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. - Mar 16:15 This is the Great Commission.     It is still in force.     We are expected to carry the Gospel to every creature.      Jesus did not expect every person to believe, but He wants us to make sure all nations hear the Gospel as it is a criteria for His return.     Mat 24:14

He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be damned. - Mar 16:16 Paul echoes Christ when he says we are Saved by Grace Through Faith (Eph 2:8).      As to Water Baptism, it is public evidence of Faith in Christ.     It is not evidence to God as He knows the Heart of man.      Paul makes it clear that Spirit Salvation is a result of Heart Faith in Christ Jesus and oral Confession that Jesus is the resurrected Christ in Rom 10:9,10.      Public Confession of Christ confirms our Salvation to ourselves and those to whom we Witness.     It is a precursor to lifelong sharing of the Testimony Of Jesus Christ.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; - Mar 16:17 Jesus tells us that we will operate in His Power to do Signs and Wonders, to Exorcise Demons and to Speak in New Tongues ( Prayer Language and messages).

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. - Mar 16:18 We will not be subject to Physical attacks by virtue of the Holy Spirit Supernaturally empowering and protecting us.

As powerful as the Name of Jesus is, it is not as powerful as the Word Of God.   

I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your lovingkindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name. - Psm 138:2 The Word of God is more important than what you call Him.      He has many names and His most Glorious name is Jesus who is the Incarnate Word.      To be truly aligned with God you must Hear, Believe, Receive and Do His Word ( He Be Re Do).     We Do His word by allowing it to transform our Hearts so that we Speak and Act according to His Word (Joh 8:31).

Furthermore, the Name, Jesus, loses its value when divorced from the Word Of God.   Jesus is the Incarnate Word.   

Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love. - Rev 2:4 Ephesus had substituted religion for relationship.     They had become ritualistic instead of Spirit Filled.

Remember therefore from where you are fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto you quickly, and will remove your candlestick out of his place, except you repent. - Rev 2:5 Repentance is changing how and what you think.     It is possible for believers to backslide and so be in need of repentance and doing their First Works.     To resist the teaching and leading of the Word and Holy Spirit puts one in jeopardy of losing their influence - i.e.     having their candlestick removed.

Our First Love and our First Works is the Word Of God which is the Power of God unto Salvation (Rom 1:16) .   

Some reading that statement would say: "No, Jesus is our First Love", to which I would ask: "How do you Know who Jesus is?".   Unless our Faith is in the Word Of God it is highly likely that we are Believing in Error.   

Jesus is Truth (Joh 14:6).    The Word Of God is Truth (Joh 17:17).   
You can't Know or Love One without Knowing and Loving the other.   

The Gospel is Good News which is defined explicitly by the Word Of God.   

If we are to see a Revival we must promote the Word Of God to its rightful place at the top of our Theology, our Faith and our Testimony.