Great in every respect. First, that they were entrusted with the actual words of God.

Far from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person be found a liar, as it is written: “So that You are justified in Your words, And prevail when You are judged.”

Our Victory in Christ

Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;

For this is the word of promise: “At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”

for the Lord will execute His word on the earth, thoroughly and quickly.”

The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? On the contrary: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.”

For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,