We may not know much about Mark or John, but we do have their proclamation of God s eternal salvation in Jesus, the Christ. And we thank God for them. So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ. But Paul also insists that the message is more important than the messenger . For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus sake.
Messengers are important, but it is the message that is vital.
The names of most of them haven t been preserved for us. But if it weren t for them we wouldn t be here now . For through the centuries there have always been those who have kept the vision of God s universal salvation alive, and their feet have carried them to the ends of the earth. A number of years ago we were privileged to have a visiting professor from India. His name was M.V. Abraham.