Faith is not the direct operation of the Holy Spirit, but rather, faith comes through the announcement of the good news about Jesus. Faith comes about as a result of the heralding of the message, but salvation comes about through one s belief in the message about Christ. The KJV reads foolishness of preaching as if it is the preaching that is foolish rather than the message itself. The proclamation calls for faith and is received only by faith. For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
Every person hears and believes through the act of proclamation.
God not only chose His apostles for the purpose of telling the good news, but He has also called all the reconciled into this ministry. Our task as ministers is to bring to the world this objective reconciliation for subjective appropriation by faith. The gospel must not only be heralded, but it must be heard. This point must be emphasized. Today, there is much listening without true hearing.