Everything we do starts with something we hear, usually from other people.
What we hear can shape our lives. If we hear a lot about fear, we might feel defeated. If we hear about faith, we feel like winners.
I’m guessing you want to be a winner, right? To do that, it’s important to understand the hearing unto salvation for it all begins with salvation.
Our lives only make sense when we accept what Jesus did for us on the cross. Without Jesus, life doesn’t have much meaning, and we don’t know who we are.
In the Bible, there’s a popular story about a sick woman (issue of blood) who heard about Jesus’ miracles.
She believed that if she could just touch his clothes, she would get better. And she did get better, because of God’s power – Luke 8 vs 43 – 48.
Today, we can all experience that same power if we listen to, act on, and confess God’s words.
FAITH COMES BY HEARING MEANING
Romans 10 vs 17: So, then, faith (cometh) by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
This is one of the most popular scriptures in the bible but what exactly does Romans 10 vs 17 mean?
Recall that Apostle Paul in Romans 10 vs 1 begins with Israel, talking about Salvation, then he goes on to explain the 2 kinds of righteousness, in verse 3: for they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
We can say that Romans 10 is talking about how to receive salvation. So, back to Romans 10 vs 17, “the word of God” refers to specifically hearing the message or word about Christ.
“The word” means “Rhema” and typically refers to “the spoken word” like the preaching of the gospel rather than just written text.
While the term “hearing” implies not just the physical act of hearing, but also understanding and receiving the message.
Faith comes as a result of hearing the message of the Gospel, it is God that supplies this faith to the hearer, the gospel doesn’t demand faith from you!
Therefore, when we add all of these together, we can say Romans 10 vs 17 is saying: So, then, faith from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Apostle Paul is describing to us how people come to believe and follow Christ which is by preaching and hearing the Gospel message, by this means faith is developed.
THE HEARING UNTO SALVATION
We will begin this discussion by looking into:
Romans 10 vs 14: How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? (KJV)
We explained in our previous studies in the Gospel unto Salvation, we said that though salvation can be used in different contexts, salvation in Christ is about eternal life, the forgiveness of sins, receiving the Spirit of God, and other spiritual realities found only in Christ.
This is what a person receives at salvation. Anytime we are preaching the gospel to somebody, we should know the result we are expecting.
Our expectation should be eternal life, remission of sins, receiving of the Holy Spirit, sanctified and justified man.
We should expect a washed, righteous, and holy person when the gospel is believed.
Having other expectations apart from what the gospel gives will either make you preach the wrong message or produce a false convert.
The result of believing the gospel is received instantly and in full.
Having said that, from the opening text above, a person can only believe when the gospel is heard.
This means that the “hearing unto salvation” is a hearing of the gospel message showing how Jesus died, was buried, and rose from the dead declaring us righteous, forgiven, and free from sin that leads to salvation.
When a man hears this message of Christ’s death and resurrection and he believes that due to what Jesus has done, they are free from sin and have received eternal life, such a person is saved.
In salvation, it is preaching, hearing, and believing. There can never be salvation without hearing. There can never be heard without a preacher of the good news.
The hearing that leads to salvation is the hearing of a specific message called the gospel.
The gospel is a specific message. It is not any general good preaching from the bible.
The Bible encourages us in Mark 16 vs 15 – 16, “And he said unto them, go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Verse 16: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Therefore, our responsibility as believers is to go out and preach. We must go out and make the gospel heard.
The hearing is very important. There can be no salvation of a soul when no one preaches the gospel.
THE POWER OF HEARING THE WORD OF GOD
If you have ever been in Church and as the Pastor was preaching, he said something or quoted a scripture be that you know, and all of a sudden it seemed like “light” just flashed through your eyes?
Maybe it could be a word of knowledge about a situation or bodily aliment gone miraculously.
I have a culture of listening to the word of God at night or early in the morning because I know that hearing or listening to God’s word can change my situation.
Again, it is not just every message that can build faith but messages about “who I am”, “what I can do” and “what Christ has accomplished for me”.
These messages give hope and release the supernatural power of God on our behalf.
Do you remember when Jesus visited Mary and Martha in Luke 10 vs 38 – 42, Jesus told Martha that only one thing is needful and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
We prosper and get good success through the Word, Joshua 1 vs 8:
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
The Word of God has transformative life power, John 6 vs 63:
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
The Word of God is the believer’s Spiritual food that gives us nourishment, and changes our conduct, manner of life, and social and economic life, Matthew 4 vs 4:
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
The Word of God has cleansing Power, John 15 vs 3:
You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
God’s Word is Living and Effective, Hebrews 4 vs 12:
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
God’s Word must accomplish its Purpose Isaiah 55 vs 11:
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Lastly, Jesus told us in Luke 8 vs 18 to take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.
In our next sermon, we will be looking at the reward after salvation.
Shalom Saints!
My passion lies in reaching out to young adults in communities and schools, witnessing the transformative power of faith in their lives.
This blog extends my ministry, sharing insights, encouraging believers, and exploring Christ's teachings in daily life.
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