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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 hearing necessary for salvation? |
Bible Note: Hello John, I certainly believe what Paul wrote, and I as well, glory in the wisdom of God. Paul said, "For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." We both believe the truthfulness of this statement, but difference we have is how did those "saved" get into the saved column; because they too were at one time in the "perishing" column. The "root" you mention is the result of the individual, though perishing he may be, humbly receiving the "word implanted" (Jas 1) which is able to make him "wise unto salvation." The "root" that withers is the result of other factors. As the parable of the soils indicates, the plant dies because of concern over riches or because of persecutions. Christians endure the same challenges that others do, plus some, and it is incumbent upon each to "lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles" and "run with endurance the race that is set" before them (Heb 12:1ff). Jesus endured the things He endures so that "we might not grow weary and lose heart." Implied in this statement of the Hebrew writer is that we just might grow weary and lose heart. I do not believe that the soveignty of God denies the person the ability to accept or reject spiritual truths. Thanks very much, Disciplerami. |