them, let them impact our lives. In other words, hearing should lead to trust: “Whoever hears what I am saying and trusts the one who sent me has eternal life” (John 5:24). That trust must, in turn, lead to obedient action. He told the parable of the house built on rock and that built on sand to illustrate that hearing should lead to action, to obedience (Matt. 7:24–27). Sha’ul picked up the thought that hearing is linked to understanding. In his discussion about Isra’el’s current rejection of Yeshua
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