Hearing is the way by whih faith comes to men.

Not be genetics or hereditary descent (John 1:13

Not by feeling

Not by dreams, visions, or voices

Not through the eloquence, earnestness, or any other good quality of the preacher

Not by hearing anything other than the word of God

What kinds of hearing produces faith?

Hearers that want salvation (John 7:17

Hearers who are convinced that they are lost (Acts 2:36-37

Hearing of the condescending pity and the melting love of Jesus (Romans 2:4

Hearing of the authority of the faith (I Thessalonians 2:13

Hearers that are willing to have the gospel explained (Mark 16:16

Hearers that take the message as personal and pointed (Acts 2:37

The role hearing played in the cases of conversion

On the day of Pentecost, the people listened and heard and were convicted (Acts 2:22

Others of Jerusalem who heard the message believed (Acts 4:1-4.

Those of Samaria gave attention to the message spoken and they believed Philip and were baptized (Acts 8:5,6,12

Cornelius heard the words commanded of God and was baptized (Acts 10:32-33

For all these cases of conversion, it was necessary to hear in order to believe (Romans 10:17. Have you heard? Do you believe? Have you obeyed the gospel?