Gaining Perspective

Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

It’s impossible to have faith unless the mind embraces that information that comprises the Gospel message. There are specific facts that must be embraced. Faith is not just a warm feeling that comes over you on a bright, sunny day. How would anyone in Seattle or Alaska ever get saved? No, faith is more than a warm feeling. It is the appropriation of certain facts about a man named Jesus.

Gaining perception means you have perceived something. And that “something” are the facts of the Gospel message—objective, quantifiable, expressible information. The Bible speaks about false gospels, which means someone has the facts wrong, purposefully or accidentally. So the truth is what has to be perceived and received as “step one” in gaining faith. And that truth comes by hearing the Word of God.