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1 | people who have never heard the Gospel ? | Heb 7:25 | kalos | 150268 | ||
Maybe the infinite God's idea of what is fair is different than yours or mine. Again, please, WHERE IN THE BIBLE does it say that God is FAIR? What we know is that God is JUST. His justice is perfect and He always acts in harmony with his own justice. God is not being unjust when anyone ends up in hell. It is only because of His mercy and grace that anyone is ever saved. | ||||||
2 | people who have never heard the Gospel ? | Heb 7:25 | Aixen7z4 | 150279 | ||
Brother Kalos, God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). Is that the same as saying that God is fair? I think it is, unless there is another way to define “fair“. God is Sovereign, and he has a right to do as he pleases (Isaiah 46). He will do what pleases him, and no one can say “No” to him, or disannul his judgment (Job 40). But he is fair. There is no respect of persons with God. He will render to every man according to his deeds (Romans 2). God is just, and because of this, he is also fair. So, he who does wrong shall receive justice for the wrong which he did, and there is no respect of persons (Colossians 3). To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, he will give eternal life (Romans 2). We call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to every man's work (1 Peter 1). Let me hasten to insert here, lest anyone think those last statements mean we can be saved by our good works. It is not of works (Ephesians 2). Not of righteousness which we have done (Titus 3). They said unto him, “What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said unto them, “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent” (John 6). But we are seeing here that God is fair. The Lord is good to all (Psalm 145). He makes the rain to sine on the just and on the unjust (Matthew 5). And some might say that is not fair. We may have some sense that the Lord should be good to the just but not to the unjust. But God is fair because he is good to all of us. He gives us more than we deserve, but he does that for all of us. And is it not lawful for him to do what he wants with his own? (Matthew 20). He is good, and he chooses to be good to all. Your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him (Ephesians 6). The LORD is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, who does not persons (Deuteronomy 10). There is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons (2 Chronicles 19). That does not mean he gives us all the same things. He gives to everyone as he wills (1 Corinthians 12). He can make of our lump of clay anything he wants. But let it not be said he is not good to all. He gives to all life and breath and all things (Acts 17). And he gives us thins so we can share, even spiritual things. He wants to save all (1 Timothy 2), and he will save all who come to him (John 6). He is not willing that any should perish (John 3). All day long he spreads out his hands all the day unto a rebellious people (Isaiah 65). Is he not good? But he does the same for all of us, and that is fair. |
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3 | people who have never heard the Gospel ? | Heb 7:25 | Morant61 | 150285 | ||
Greetings Aixen! I agree with both you and Kalos! The problem with the word 'fair' seems to be that it carries with it different connotations than 'just'. Since God is 'just', He will do what is right. However, what is 'right', might not be what humans would consider 'fair'. ;-) p.s. - Excellent post my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | people who have never heard the Gospel ? | Heb 7:25 | kalos | 150293 | ||
Tim: Thank you for clarifying the difference between the words "fair" and "just". I should have gone further in explaining what I meant. I wrongly assumed that the meaning of my Note was so obvious that even someone with one or more college degrees could get it. As a pastor friend of mine once said to me, "If you present the scriptures and other facts and merely leave people to draw their own conclusions, their conclusions will usually be wrong." How true! If I didn't know that after years of teaching adult Sunday School classes, I know it now, after 4 years on the Forum. Grace to you, Kalos * * * * * * * * * * * * * revelationcommentary.org www.solagroup.org In addition to commentary on the entire book of Revelation, this site includes a glossary of terms related to the biblical end times, plus answers to common questions about the false prophet and second coming. |
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5 | people who have never heard the Gospel ? | Heb 7:25 | Morant61 | 150295 | ||
Greetings Kalos! Usually, even if we explain our conclusions, people will still reach the wrong one! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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