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NASB | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ. |
Subject: Joe, is your reasoning not circular? |
Bible Note: Joe, I bear you no ill will, brother. This is exactly the way that Law is. The only thing that it can do is point out where you don't measure up: You're not 'intellectual' enough. You're not 'teachable' enough. You are so prideful. You can't hear the Holy Spirit for yourself. You still sin. You are WRONG. Law knows nothing of grace, unmerited favor. It is completely bound up in commands that none of us can keep. It offers no help other than, "Do this or die." The focus is never on Christ and what He has done. It is always on us and how we fall short or what we do. And it always concludes with, "You have sinned." Thank God for the grace that we stand in, brother. Under grace, Bill Mc |