Ex audito | Hearing

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”– Romans 10:17

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The Gospel is actually a report. A vital report that everyone needs to hear. A report of the good news of Jesus Christ: His life, death, and resurrection, which offer salvation to those who believe in Him. However, in order to believe the report, one must receive the report. Faith comes by hearing. It is not a guarantee that the report will result in faith, as the apostle Paul explains in Romans 10:16: the Israelites did not believe the message of Isaiah. So people can refuse to believe the message of the Gospel. But by hearing, it also means something more. Hearing includes receiving and accepting the message. God’s message to us is through His Word (Scriptures) and through the Word (Jesus Christ). 

In Romans 10:13 we read: “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” We must come to the Father by calling on the name of Jesus. As we read in John 14:6 "No one comes to the Father except through me". This means we must know and understand the name of our Lord Jesus. To call upon the name of our Lord Jesus means to believe in Him, to trust only in Him, and to accept Him completely as our Lord and Saviour. This means repenting from things that cannot save us. Trusting the only One who can. The sacrifice of Christ is sufficient. Let’s put all our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

People cannot call on Jesus unless they believe in Him. They cannot believe if they have not heard about Him. Romans 10:14: “and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” This means that someone told them or preached to them about our Lord. Why do we share our faith? Because our Lord Jesus commanded us to do so (Matthew 28:19): “Go and make disciples”. Let’s share our faith in Jesus because the apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of the preaching of the Gospel.

Let’s share the Gospel and make sure that people hear!

Reflection on Romans 10:10-21  by Hanne

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