God sends a messenger—whether a prophet, an apostle, or any person through whom He chooses to speak.
This messenger carries God’s own message, a word whose authority is divine rather than human.
When the message is heard, it awakens and persuades faith in the listener.
And that faith, responding to God’s message, becomes the means through which salvation is received.
It is like a global alert broadcast from heaven: a message issued by God Himself, transmitted through His chosen messengers. When that message is received with faith, it elicits the response that saves. Yet unlike any earthly alert system, this entire process—from the sending, to the speaking, to the believing, to the saving—is the work of God accomplishing His purpose from the heavenly realm.
