The Preacher Must Understand
The Scriptures Himself

Example:

The two runners in II Samuel the 18th chapter.  David's army was in battle with Absolem, David's own son.  King David gave Joab and the other officers strict orders not to harm Absolem, but they disregarded David's order and slew Absolem when he got his hair caught in a tree, and his mule ran out from under him.  After Absolem was slain David's army won the battle.

Joab had to send word to David concerning the battle.  In II Samuel 18:19, Ahimaaz said, let me run, and bear the King tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.  And Joab said unto him, thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings because the King's son is dead.  Then said Joab to Cushi, go tell the King what thou hast seen.  And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab and ran.  Then said Ahimaaz to Joab, but howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi.  And Joab said, wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing thou hast no tidings ready?  But howsoever, said he, let me run.  And he said unto him, run.  Ahimaaz out ran Cushi and got to David first.  David asked about Absolem, but all he could say was, I saw a great commotion.  He didn't have the message, so David told him to stand aside and Cushi came and gave the whole message.  Ahimaaz ran, but he didn't have the message.  There are many preachers running with just part of the message.  This is very dangerous, because Jesus said, not every one that says to me Lord, Lord shall enter in, but they that do the will of my father.  Matt. 7:21-23.   See also verses 24-29. Matt. 25:1-13; Luke 6:46-69, And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?  Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew ye to whom he is like: he is like a man which build an house and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.  But he that heareth, and doeth  not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.  We are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord; in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the spirit, or, the Holy Ghost,  Ephesians 2:20-22.  No other foundation can be laid than the one which is already laid, which is Jesus Christ. I Corin. 3:11.

Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the father but by me, John 14:6.  He said if any man climb up some other way, the same as a thief and a robber, John 10:1.

Our souls hang in the balance and we take it so lightly.  Jesus said, straight is the gate, and narrow the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it, Matt. 7:13,14.  Then he said, beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. He said, broad is the way that leads to destruction and many there be that go in there at.  Many are following the broad road, sitting on church pews, they are not being told the whole truth.  They, the preachers, are running but they don't have all the message. 

The Pharisees were willingly blind.  Hosea the prophet said, my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.  Hosea 4:6.  The book of Hosea is about God's love for the backsliden nation of Israel.  It would do us well to study the book of Hosea.  Without the baptism of the Holy Ghost you have no power to live above sin. 

Romans 10:16, but they have not all believed the gospel, speaking of the Jews, for Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed out report.  So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.  But I say, have they not heard?  Yes, verily, their sound, went into all the earth and their words unto the ends of the world.  But I say, did not Israel know? Notice here, he is talking about the Jews, the difference between the Jew and the Gentiles.  First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealously by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.  But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me, speaking of the Gentiles.  But to Israel he saith, all day long, I have stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and gain saying people.  Paul is simply saying that Israel could be saved if they wanted to.  In Ezekiel 18:30-32 God asked the question, Why will you die O house of Israel? 

The tenth chapter of the book of Romans, is about law and grace; the Jew and the Gentile, not meant to be words to quote in a simple prayer for the plan of salvation.  Paul had no need to give or explain the plan of salvation to the Roman Church.  Because they already knew the plan of salvation.  This is a well established, and well organized church.  The Roman church was established in the 28th chapter of the book of Acts.

Paul believed the same thing that Peter and the rest of the Apostles believed about the plan of salvation.  The plan of salvation was given when the church was born on the day of Pentecost.  The Lord Jesus Christ himself orchestrated the plan of salvation, Acts 1:8; Luke 24:44-52; Mark 16:15-19; Matt. 28:18-20; John 14:12-18; John 14:26,27; John 16:7-14. 

The book of Romans is an Epistle, a letter written to a church, brethren, the called of Jesus, whose faith is spoken of throughout the world, Romans 1:1-8.  The tenth chapter of Romans is explained more fully in the eleventh chapter of Romans.  Paul is explaining the Jew and the Gentile.