Romans 10:17
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
As the latter chapters discuss about Israel, I have to keep reminding myself that Paul was writing to the people of Rome and not the Jews.
Apostle Paul emphasised how Israel constantly rejected the gospel no matter how they were in dire need of it. Scriptures and/or prophecies from the old testament were quoted to confirm that although they were the chosen nation, they resisted the Son of God.
In verses 14-15, Paul asked rhetorical questions to give the Jews the benefit of the doubt. He stated that in order to respond to God's calling, it is necessary..
- to have a God-sent preacher
- for the preacher to proclaim His message
- for the people to HEAR the message
- for the people to BELIEVE the message
Verse 17 summarises these four points. We Christians have long experienced these when we heard and accepted the gospel through His messenger/s and with this, we all became proclaimers ourselves - proclaimers of our faith in Jesus Christ.
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