The words to which I desire to call your attention this evening are to be found in the

Epistle to the Romans, Chapter 10, verses 16 and 17, verses 16 and 17, in the 10th chapter

of Paul's Epistle to the Romans.

But they have not all obeyed the gospel.

For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our But they have not all obeyed the gospel.

For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God.

Now, those who attend here regularly will know that I have described these two verses as constituting the second subsection of the section which runs from the 14th verse to the 17th

verse.

The verses 14 and 15 I have described as the statement of the general offer of the gospel.

The gospel is to be preached to every creature.

And there we are given the commission for doing so in verses 14 and 15.

And in analyzing that, we have seen how the apostle shows us very plainly and clearly

how anyone is called to preach the gospel.

It is God's way of making known the truth of salvation to call men and to

send them as proclaimers and announcers and heralds of the gospel.

And then we have gone on to consider the nature of this message which is delivered and committed to these preachers.

So we've had the calling of the preacher and the message of the preacher.

Now, that was the first subsection.

And now we come to look at the second subsection, which, as you see, follows on directly,

because the apostle, by starting with this word but, indicates to us that he is continuing

the theme, but from a slightly different angle.

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