Faith By Hearing

May I introduce you to Jeremy Knight’s website and his first blog post.

Jeremy didn’t stop with a blog post outlining his salvation experience. He built a site that contains a variety of multimedia resources which provided him support and growth during his first year as a Christian, and help him continue that growth to fulfill a mission.

When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:6-8 KJV)

Jeremy’s hitting Jerusalem (close to his home), Judaea (the surrounding area), Samaria (with the internet, he can reach places where Christians are not welcome) and the uttermost – again, with the communication possibilities of the internet, his witness can reach where he does not physically go.

While I’ve simply written a daily blog about Bible reading in my own life, Jeremy has collected and shared audio sermons (some of our own pastor’s!), videos, books, documents and portions of the audible Bible.

This reminds me of Paul – there are so many times Paul witnessed to others about his own salvation experience, then told them about the scriptures prophesying the coming of the Messiah, the fulfillment of those prophesies and exhorting those who earned the name Christian to keep that name pure. Thus, he wrote:

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

So, we read the Bible as a whole, promises and fulfillment across the ages as God speaks to His people, from their introduction in Genesis to the move to His kingdom in John’s Revelation.  All the stories in between speak to us today, and the message pretty much remain the same, though each of us have to hear and receive within our own hearts. The base to me is:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 KJV)

It takes knowing that God created this world (Genesis 1:1, John 1:1) and that He gave His son (Isaiah 9:6, Luke 2:11) that whosoever (that really means anyone, even everyone) believes in Him (yep, that’s necessary, John 14:6) has everlasting life. Those who do not believe – well, another verse lays that out:

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:18 KJV)

Come, hear, grow in faith.