Q.160. What is required of those who hear the word preached?

A. Those who hear the word preached must pay careful attention to it,[1] prepare themselves[2] and pray for understanding.[3] They should review carefully what they hear through the Bible[4] and accept the truths in it faithfully,[5] lovingly,[6] humbly,[7] and with a ready mind,[8] treating it as it is, the word of God.[9] They should meditate on it,[10] talk about it,[11] hide it in their hearts,[12] and bring forth the fruit of it in their lives.[13]

1	Proverbs 8:34	dummy text
	Psalms 84:1-2	dummy text
	Psalms 84:4	dummy text
	Psalms 27:4	dummy text
2	1 Peter 2:1-2	dummy text
	Luke 8:18	dummy text
	James 1:21	dummy text
3	Psalms 119:18	dummy text
	Ephesians 6:18-19	dummy text
4	Acts 17:11	dummy text
5	Hebrews 4:2	dummy text
6	2 Thessalonians 2:10	dummy text
7	James 1:21	dummy text
	Psalms 25:9	dummy text
8	Acts 17:11	dummy text
	Acts 2:41	dummy text
9	1 Thessalonians 2:13	dummy text
10	Luke 9:44	dummy text
	Hebrews 2:1	dummy text
11	Luke 24:14	dummy text
	Deuteronomy 6:6-7	dummy text
12	Proverbs 2:1-5	dummy text
	Psalms 119:11	dummy text
13	Luke 8:15	dummy text
	James 1:25	dummy text