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And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"
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The Divine Commission
Commentators stress that effective preaching requires being "sent" by God. This isn't merely a human career choice but a divine commissioning. As Charles Spurgeon notes, "If God does not send the man, he had better have stayed at home." This divine sending ensures the preacher operates under God's authority, delivering a message that originates from Him, not themselves. This is the final, crucial link in the chain that brings salvation to the world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And how shall they preach. In what way can there be preachers, unless they are commissioned by God? The word "how" does not refer…
How beautiful (Hως ωραιο). A quotation from Isa 52:7 more like the Hebrew than the LXX, picturing the messengers of the restoratio…
19th Century
Anglican
The happy consequences of this preaching were already intimated by the prophet Isaiah.
Preach the gospel of peace.—These words are …
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Baptist
And how shall they preach, except they be sent?
Here is the great engine at the back of all the machinery—God sending the preacher—…
Paul now turns from the responsibility of the seeker after salvation to emphasize the role that believers have in God’s plan for reaching the lost.…
16th Century
Protestant
How shall they preach except they be sent? etc. He suggests that it is a proof and a pledge of divine love when any nation is favored with…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And how shall they preach, except they be sent There is no proper, rightful, regular, and lawful preaching of the word without…
There is not one God for the Jews who is more kind, and another for the Gentiles who is less kind; the Lord is a Father to all people. The promise …
13th Century
Catholic
After explaining that confession on the lips and faith in the heart bring about salvation, the Apostle proves his point. He first sets ou…