We're told by those who are supposed to know that the "logos" is the inspired word found in Scripture but not necessarily a "word" to bless or inspire us personally. The "rhema", they say, is a special message directly from God to the heart, a personal word. It may or may not be in the Bible...

Believers accept the notion of a living God who speaks a living Word to His people, enlightening them as they are reading the Holy Word. We also must acknowledge that there are portions of the inspired Book which are very difficult to digest, other portions for which we are not ready.

So the division is not so bad, but the choice of terms won't stand a Biblical test. Yes, both words are in the Greek. Both mean roughly the same thing, an utterance, something said. The key is how both words are used in the Bible.

How about when talking about a gift of the Spirit, the "word" of wisdom? Seems like that should be "rhema" by the current definition. Nope. "logos." How about when Paul is talking generally about the law and says it can be fulfilled in one "word"? "logos"? No, "rhema."

"I say to YOU by the word of the Lord..." Paul's clear personal word from God to individual believers. You guessed it. "Logos."

There are times when both words fit the modern description and times when they don't. In other words, the "sheep" have fallen for another fad.