Les Feldick Bible Study

Where is the Word said to be when it is 'nigh thee'?

According to Romans chapter 10, the Word that is nigh thee is right in front of us and even in our mouth. It is not the word of law or legalism but the word of faith that Paul says he preached.

Les explains that when Romans 10:9 speaks of the Word being nigh thee, it means the Word is right in front of us and even in our mouth. He clarifies that this is not the word of law, not the word of legalism, not any word of what you have to do, do, do, but the word of faith, which Paul says they preach. Les also notes that to preach something is to proclaim it.

Romans 10:8

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;