2009-09-20T13:05:22-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/Ears+to+Hear/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013:15-17&version=NIV 2009-09-20T13:05:22-05:00 Truth sometimes requires discernment and concentration to understand. But we're not left on our own to figure out what the truth is; God gives us "eyes to see" the truths of Scripture. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2028:23-28&version=NIV 2009-09-09T17:09:10-05:00 Paul quotes Isaiah in this passage. He quotes the verses where God tells Isaiah to bring his message to the Israelites that they have closed their hearts to God and no longer have ears to hear. Paul then says that because they don't have ears to hear and are too busy quarreling among themselves to see the truth of Christ that the Gentiles will hear and believe the message of salvation through Christ. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=48&chapter=4&verse=23&version=31&context=verse 2009-08-18T17:23:53-05:00 Jesus often used the phrase "He who has ears to hear, let him hear" to invite everyone listening to pay attention the meaning behind his parables and sermons.