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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: Is confession necessary for salvation? |
Bible Note: Romans 1:18-20. Hello Friend, Do you still insist that they didn't hear? Or must we rely on a legalistic requirement that 'hearing' (Romans 10:9-17) can only be through the use of the auditory nerves? Do you deny that they heard when Paul says in Romans 1:18ff that they 'understood' and Psalms says "the heavens are telling of the glory of God." Oh, how the Creation testifies to the glory and power of God! Don't you agree? I'm certainly glad that I, when an awful sinner, 'heard' His message [communicated in the creation, a silent testimony of his love, power, and wisdom] even before I opened the Bible. Let's not resist the truth, for who knows what darkness might overtake us! Remember, what Romans 1 is really saying? God made himself evident (19), but men rejected Him (21), suppressed the truth (18) and chose rather to worship the creature rather than the Creator (25). And then, the depraved mind followed (28)! Wow, instead of the depraved mind leading hostile man to sin, Paul says that the choice to reject God LED TO the darkened mind. As a consequence to their rebellion, it says, "And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them." "ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW THE ORDINANCE OF GOD......." The original question: "Is hearing necessary for salvation" is an emphatic yes. God has made sure that they heard the messge, both general and specific, so in the end they are without excuse if they believe not. Maybe I've read you all wrong, if so, please correct me. May God bless you, Disciplerami |