Romans 10:17

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

With what solemnity this invests our hearing! I often hear people say, "We go to such-and-such a place of worship, to hear so-and-so preach." That is well if the preacher is, like John the Baptist, "a man sent from God;" for "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God;" only let us all so hear the Word of God that, hearing it, we believe on Jesus Christ whom God hath sent; believing on him, we confess our faith in the divinely-appointed way, devoutly worship and adore the ever-blessed God, - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, - and do all we can to make the Saviour known to others.