Matt 13:23
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
I find this post necessary because of the abuse of scripture that the false teachers are so guilty of. Now the Hearing that involves Salvation, or some may say, Saving Faith, it cannot be hearing of the natural man, since he lacks that ability, the reason being is that such hearing involves understanding as a condition, and such a one the natural man does not have. The word in our text "heareth the word, and understandeth its the greek word syniēmi and means:
I.to set or bring together,A.to set or join together in the mind
is used metaphorically of "perceiving, understanding, uniting" (sun), so to speak, the perception with what is perceived
put together, i.e. join facts (ideas) into a comprehensive (inter-locking) whole; synthesize.
Accordingly, 4920 (syníēmi) is closely connected with discerning and doing "the preferred-will of God" (2307 /thélēma).
to put (as it were) the perception with the thing perceived; to set or join together in the mind, i. e. to understand
Its also the very same exact word used here by the inspired Apostle Rom 3:11
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
That means none hears God ! Rom 3:11 is describing all mankind in the flesh, naturally, without being born again.
Thats why Jesus says in Jn 8:43,47
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
Again Hearing and Understanding adjoined
47 He that is of God heareth[with understanding] God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
So whenever scripture speaks of hearing or is illustrating hearing in the realm of salvation, the one hearing is born of God, or they could not be able to Hear and Understand to bring forth the fruit of Faith as Per Matt 13:23, or it would contradict Rom 3:11 and Jn 8:43,47 !
Hence if we believe or teach that the natural man, not born of God, heard and believed the Gospel to the saving of the soul, such believe and lie against the Truth, its as simple as that !
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
I find this post necessary because of the abuse of scripture that the false teachers are so guilty of. Now the Hearing that involves Salvation, or some may say, Saving Faith, it cannot be hearing of the natural man, since he lacks that ability, the reason being is that such hearing involves understanding as a condition, and such a one the natural man does not have. The word in our text "heareth the word, and understandeth its the greek word syniēmi and means:
I.to set or bring together,A.to set or join together in the mind
is used metaphorically of "perceiving, understanding, uniting" (sun), so to speak, the perception with what is perceived
put together, i.e. join facts (ideas) into a comprehensive (inter-locking) whole; synthesize.
Accordingly, 4920 (syníēmi) is closely connected with discerning and doing "the preferred-will of God" (2307 /thélēma).
to put (as it were) the perception with the thing perceived; to set or join together in the mind, i. e. to understand
Its also the very same exact word used here by the inspired Apostle Rom 3:11
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
That means none hears God ! Rom 3:11 is describing all mankind in the flesh, naturally, without being born again.
Thats why Jesus says in Jn 8:43,47
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
Again Hearing and Understanding adjoined
47 He that is of God heareth[with understanding] God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
So whenever scripture speaks of hearing or is illustrating hearing in the realm of salvation, the one hearing is born of God, or they could not be able to Hear and Understand to bring forth the fruit of Faith as Per Matt 13:23, or it would contradict Rom 3:11 and Jn 8:43,47 !
Hence if we believe or teach that the natural man, not born of God, heard and believed the Gospel to the saving of the soul, such believe and lie against the Truth, its as simple as that !