Sovereign Grace Church

Take heed what you hear...Take heed how you hear

(MARK 4:24, LUKE 8:18)

Hearing is a critical part of the Gospel scheme. “How shall they believe on Him whom they have not heard.” “Faith cometh by hearing.” Why the Gospel itself is called in Galatians 3:2-5, “The hearing of faith.” Is it any wonder the Savior said, “Take heed what ye hear,” and “Take heed how ye hear.” What has to do with the content of that which is heard. How has to do with the manner of hearing [MARK 4:24, LUKE 8:18].

I will be what I hear. If I hear error, I will be in error. If I hear the Truth, I will believe the Truth, and grow in grace and the knowledge of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. God does not speak apart from the Truth. That is why we should take heed what we hear. I will only benefit by what I hear by the manner in which I hear. That is why I am to take heed how I hear. If I hear with a dull and sleepy ear; if I hear with a critical ear; if I hear without a desire to be fed, I will not benefit! What a needful two edged warning. Take heed what you hear and take heed how you hear.