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1 | Is hearing necessary for salvation? | Rom 10:17 | Robert Nicholson | 76457 | ||
Greetings Sniper: I made the following statement "Only the Spirit of God can give understanding of spiritual things" I believe that as humans we can read the scriptures and understand many things at an intellectual level, however, it is the Spirit of God who makes them real to our souls. In John 16:8 we read Jesus words about the work of the Holy Spirit in the world: "And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment" It is the Holy Spirit which reveals to us the sinfulness of sin and our need as a guilty sinner. He also reveals to us the possibility of redemption through Christ. He reveals that satan has been judged and that Christ can free us from his power. We could theorize the above trues by reading the scripture, but the Holy Spirit is the one who makes it apply to our soul personally. In the case of Simon Peter we see that the truth of who Christ is, can only be revealled by God. " And Peter answered and said "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God' And Jesus answered and said unto him "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven" (Matt. 16:16-17) Paul writes: "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Cor. 2:12-14) Robert |
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2 | Is hearing necessary for salvation? | Rom 10:17 | disciplerami | 76506 | ||
Dear Robert, I would like to comment on something you've said here: "It is the Holy Spirit which reveals to us the sinfulness of sin and our need as a guilty sinner. He also reveals to us the possibility of redemption through Christ." It seems clear that the Holy Spirit only does this convincing--reproving the world of sin--through the preaching of the Word of God (public and private, reading, etc). Rather than conclude that the Word is basically ineffectual until divine guidance of the Holy Spirit comes, I believe the intrinsic nature of the Spirit's Sword makes it effectual: it calls to account and warns of judgment to those who do not heed. Your thoughts? Good day. |
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3 | Is hearing necessary for salvation? | Rom 10:17 | Robert Nicholson | 76544 | ||
Dear Disciplerami: Thank you for reminding me of this wonderful verse: "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart"(Heb. 4:12) It was not my intention to diminish the the power of the word of God. I agree that the word of God is effectual and demands a response from all who honestly read it. I believe that the Spirit of God works with and through the word of God to speak to the hearts of men. Peace in his name Robert |
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