Have I correctly used the expression 'acts upon' in the given sentence?

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Have I correctly used the expression 'acts upon' in the given sentence? God's power acts upon His Word, the Bible.

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Who can tell? You're dealing with a holy text that says, "?e?? ?? ? ?????": *** is the Word.

"Upon" is a versatile preposition, with an underlying meaning of close contact with something, especially on top of that thing. This can be spatial ("He lay upon the bed."), temporal ("Upon that day"), or metaphorical. Of the last, there are many types, including the meanings of direct consequence ("Upon pain of death") and the basis for something ("act upon a whim.") Note that the last is different from the case in which the object is tangible: "Acid acts upon metal."

I'm no theologian, but I'm given to understand that *** is supposed act according to his word and upon human beings.

Have I correctly used the expression 'acts upon' in the given sentence?

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