For from you has sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so that we need not to say anything.
The message rings out so that it could not be ignored, and Paul’s use of the perfect tense suggests the ringing out of the gospel is ongoing. It would continue as long as there are lost souls who have not heard it. "Thus the gospel creates the church, which spreads the gospel, which creates more churches, which in their turn spread the gospel further ad infinitum. This is God’s plan for ongoing evangelism through local churches" (Stott 26). Noting the modern penchant for using the mass media (print, audio and video tape, radio and TV), Stott makes another comment worthy of serious consideration.