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Power of God XI Back III
If we have faith and we do, then why does Rom 10:17 tell us that faith comes by hearing the word of God?
Rom 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. KJV
In the KJV the word “come” is in italic.
Actually the word is “cometh”
That means that the word is not in the original and was added by the translator’s in order to help translate what was being said.
Lets look at the verse without the word “cometh”.
So then faith by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
The word “by” in “by hearing” is the key to understanding what verse 17 is telling us.
The first "by" is NT:1537
NT:1537
ek (ek) or ex (ex); a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):
KJV - after, among, are, at, betwixt (-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+abundantly above), for (-th), from (among, forth, up), grudgingly, heartily, heavenly, hereby, very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, thenceforth, through, unto, vehemently, with (-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
Hearing is the point whence faith, the action or motion proceeds
The second "by" NT:1223
NT:1223
dia (dee-ah'); a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):
KJV - after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause). ..fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, though, through (-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general import.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
Faith is the action or motion proceeding from hearing, and hearing the word of God, the channel of the act.
Copyright © 2000 Me. All rights reserved.
Both definitions have to with “act”, “action”.
When we hear the word of God the faith that God “dealt” to us is “put in motion.”
That “motion” causes us to believe that the word of God we heard is true.
Then if allowed by us that “motion” will then cause us to act on what we heard.
Many have heard the word.
Hearing the word caused faith to “move” in them.
When faith “moves” in us, it causes a spark of hope.
Hope, that what the word says will happen in/for us.
If doubt and/or unbelief then enters in, and it will certainly attempt to.
If doubt and/or unbelief then enters in and is received, that stops the “motion”.
Doubt and/or unbelief puts the brakes on the motion of faith and stops it.
When the motion of faith is stopped there are no results.
The hope that was had momentarily fades away and we are left without hope.
The hope that what the word told us we could have or be fades.
Then we are discouraged.
Then we are disappointed.
Doubt and/or unbelief was allowed to stop our faith.
No results!
What are some of the things that can cause doubt and/or unbelief to stop faith?
There are many.
I will list a few.
1. Being taught and believing that it may not be God’s will for you.
2. Being taught and believing that God may be teaching you something by with holding His Promise from you.
3. Fear
4. Hardness of heart.
5. Being weak and giving up.
6. People telling you negative things.
7. Emotions, feelings and reasonings that rise up and sway you against the knowledge of God.
How are these things overcome?
By staying with the Word of God and deciding simply that God does not lie.
Understand that you are not “the exception” so that God’s Word just will not work for you.
That is a lie of the devil.
The Word of God works for those that believe it, stays with it, until the word is in their “heart” (innermost being).
That may take some time.
That may require and probably will take some reading, study, thinking about.
That will require some perseverance.
How can you tell when the word has gotten into your innermost being?
Jesus said that what is in our heart we will speak.
Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. KJV
We persevere and continue with the word until it is in our heart abundantly.
Then it will come out of our mouth.
What we really believe we speak.
People speak what they really believe is true.
It can be evil as far as God is concerned.
It can be good as far as God is concerned.
What does God consider evil?
What does God consider good?
Evil is whatever is said contrary to what the word of God says.
Good is whatever is said in agreement to what the word of God says.
We will continue next time.
If we have faith and we do, then why does Rom 10:17 tell us that faith comes by hearing the word of God?
Rom 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. KJV
In the KJV the word “come” is in italic.
Actually the word is “cometh”
That means that the word is not in the original and was added by the translator’s in order to help translate what was being said.
Lets look at the verse without the word “cometh”.
So then faith by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
The word “by” in “by hearing” is the key to understanding what verse 17 is telling us.
The first "by" is NT:1537
NT:1537
ek (ek) or ex (ex); a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):
KJV - after, among, are, at, betwixt (-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+abundantly above), for (-th), from (among, forth, up), grudgingly, heartily, heavenly, hereby, very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, thenceforth, through, unto, vehemently, with (-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
Hearing is the point whence faith, the action or motion proceeds
The second "by" NT:1223
NT:1223
dia (dee-ah'); a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):
KJV - after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause). ..fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, though, through (-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general import.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
Faith is the action or motion proceeding from hearing, and hearing the word of God, the channel of the act.
Copyright © 2000 Me. All rights reserved.
Both definitions have to with “act”, “action”.
When we hear the word of God the faith that God “dealt” to us is “put in motion.”
That “motion” causes us to believe that the word of God we heard is true.
Then if allowed by us that “motion” will then cause us to act on what we heard.
Many have heard the word.
Hearing the word caused faith to “move” in them.
When faith “moves” in us, it causes a spark of hope.
Hope, that what the word says will happen in/for us.
If doubt and/or unbelief then enters in, and it will certainly attempt to.
If doubt and/or unbelief then enters in and is received, that stops the “motion”.
Doubt and/or unbelief puts the brakes on the motion of faith and stops it.
When the motion of faith is stopped there are no results.
The hope that was had momentarily fades away and we are left without hope.
The hope that what the word told us we could have or be fades.
Then we are discouraged.
Then we are disappointed.
Doubt and/or unbelief was allowed to stop our faith.
No results!
What are some of the things that can cause doubt and/or unbelief to stop faith?
There are many.
I will list a few.
1. Being taught and believing that it may not be God’s will for you.
2. Being taught and believing that God may be teaching you something by with holding His Promise from you.
3. Fear
4. Hardness of heart.
5. Being weak and giving up.
6. People telling you negative things.
7. Emotions, feelings and reasonings that rise up and sway you against the knowledge of God.
How are these things overcome?
By staying with the Word of God and deciding simply that God does not lie.
Understand that you are not “the exception” so that God’s Word just will not work for you.
That is a lie of the devil.
The Word of God works for those that believe it, stays with it, until the word is in their “heart” (innermost being).
That may take some time.
That may require and probably will take some reading, study, thinking about.
That will require some perseverance.
How can you tell when the word has gotten into your innermost being?
Jesus said that what is in our heart we will speak.
Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. KJV
We persevere and continue with the word until it is in our heart abundantly.
Then it will come out of our mouth.
What we really believe we speak.
People speak what they really believe is true.
It can be evil as far as God is concerned.
It can be good as far as God is concerned.
What does God consider evil?
What does God consider good?
Evil is whatever is said contrary to what the word of God says.
Good is whatever is said in agreement to what the word of God says.
We will continue next time.
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