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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. |
Bible Question:
In another thread I said that I believed in the Bible because I believed in Jesus, not the other way around: 'I realize that those who were able to convince me of the believability of Jesus' claims about himself based their knowledge on the Bible. But the Bible did not directly influence me.... After a few faithful witnesses had opened my mind, I asked a God whose very existence I still questioned to tell me if Jesus really was his son. He did. Only then did I begin to pay any attention to the Bible.' I received this response: 'You experience of realizing that Jesus was the Son of God simply by "asking God" apart from the Bible is pretty darn close to the Mormon practice of praying over the Book of Mormon to determine whether Joseph Smith was a prophet of God.' This emphasis on actually reading the Bible to find faith in Christ seems, well, pretty darn unbiblical. In retrospect, I consider my experience to be an illustration of not only this passage in Romans but also of Jeremiah 29:13 - "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." So how about it? Can one come to faith without reading it directly out of the Bible? Peace and grace, Steve |
Bible Answer: Hi Steve, One can certainly come to Jesus without reading it out of the Bible. God reveals Himself thru His Word, but many times His Word confirms what He has already revealed to our hearts; as in your case. To believe otherwise would be to deny the power of the Holy Spirit to speak to us. What He reveals to us will ALWAYS line up with the Word. In Christ Jesus, retxar P.S. I know you were only re-posting what had been posted to you, so I’m not talking to you, bro, but Christians should ask themselves if they want to use the word “darn” or not. It is only an alteration of damn and has no different meaning or connotation (look it up). If we would not say damn we should not substitute with the word darn (the way I see it anyway). Thanks bro, retxar. |