Faith And Hearing
Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
“Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by th Word of God” (Romans 10:17).
This important passage of Scripture is, sad to say, little understood.
Many people think of faith in the abstract, as though it had some
mysterious power in itself. They speak of faith, but what do they mean?
Faith in what? or in whom? Surely it is not possible just to have faith,
without something or someone to have faith in.
Faith is not wishing hard, or feeling confident. It is not optimism or
presumption or imagination. Faith must have a basis, a foundation. Thus the
Christian’s faith is founded on “the Word of God” —
on what God has said in the Bible.
The above passage explains: “Faith cometh by hearing.”
Isn’t that simple? Isn’t it true? Some have said that
“seeing is believing,” but a moment’s reflection will
reveal that, like the phrase: “I’m from Missouri,” this
saying is an expression of unbelief. When we have seen a thing we need no
longer believe it; it has been demonstrated to us. But when we hear [or
read] a matter reported, we may either believe or doubt it. “Faith
cometh by hearing.” And likewise hearing comes through what has been
said. We believe, or doubt, what we hear and we hear what has been said.
The Christian’s faith, then, comes by hearing (God) and hearing by
the Word of God. All true Christian faith is founded on the Word of
God.
Actually the word “hearing,” in Rom. 10:17, however, has the
idea of heeding — paying attention, listening eagerly. This is why
Gal. 3:5 speaks of “the hearing of faith.” And thus Eph. 1:13,
referring to Christ, says: “In whom ye also trusted, having heard the
Word of truth, the gospel of your salvation.” Thus, too, we read in
John 5:24 the words of the Lord Jesus:
“HE THAT HEARETH MY WORD, AND BELIEVETH ON HIM THAT SENT ME, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE, AND SHALL NOT COME INTO JUDGMENT, BUT IS PASSED FROM DEATH UNTO LIFE.”
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Believing Christ DIED,
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ead Acts 16L31 Romans
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