| letext"> | | | | objective truth. This confusion comes not from |
| âSo then faith comes by hearing, and | | | | God but from man. Godâs word is quite |
| hearing by the word of God.â (Rom. 10:17 | | | | clear. |
| NKJV) On its surface this proclamation by Paul is | | | | Faith is that which comes from hearing |
| very simple and easy to understand and yet the | | | | Godâs word thus the direct and |
| failure to grasp its implications has brought much | | | | necessary implication is that if there is no word |
| division and strife among those who believe Jesus | | | | from God on a religious matter there can be no |
| is the Son of God. Faith and opinion are mixed and | | | | faith but only opinion. Faith and opinion are not |
| it seems no one is able to separate the two. It | | | | equal in Godâs sight. A man is saved by |
| appears to the casual observer that one | | | | faith, not by opinion. A man is to walk (live his |
| manâs faith is another manâs | | | | daily life) by faith (Rom. 1:17, 2 Cor. 5:7). |
| opinion and that it is nearly hopeless to find | | | | |