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1 | Know God but not Jesus | Jonah | Morant61 | 232849 | ||
Greetings Ed! I believe the majority of the Jewish race at the time of Christ would fit this description. They knew God and thought they were serving Him, but rejected Christ; hence, they were lost. Consider Matt. 7:21-23: Mat 7:21-23 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (22) Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' (23) Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' If we don't know Jesus, we are lost no matter how much we might think we know about God. Act 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." My understanding is that general revelation alone is not sufficient for salvation. It might be enough to open the door of someone's heart, much like Abraham who was looking for a city whose builder and maker was God (Heb. 11:10). Abraham did not know enough about God to be saved, but he knew enough about God to be interested and God revealed Himself to Abraham. Thus, in the case of Nineveh, God (wanting to spare Nineveh) had to send Jonah to preach repentance to them. This is the driving motivation behind all missions work. Rom 10:12-15 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, (13) for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (14) How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? (15) And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Know God but not Jesus | Jonah | EdB | 232861 | ||
Tim Again THANKS!!!!! From your past two responses I think it safe to assume you would agree that Romans 1:18-32 is not the definitive all emcompassing answer for the question of "what about people that never heard of the Jesus Christ?" |
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3 | Know God but not Jesus | Jonah | Morant61 | 232865 | ||
Greetings Ed! Yes and no! :-) Yes, in the sense that general revelation is not enough to save, but no in the sense that it doesn't tell the whole story. If all we had was general revelation, no one would be saved. But, we have a God who loves us and doesn't want anyone to perish. So, like with the case of Nineveh, God will make Himself known in a more complete way those who need Him. There is no salvation apart from Christ. So, those who have never heard of Jesus, will have no hope of salvation unless God reveals Himself to them. He could do this directly like He did with Abram. Or, He could do this indirectly by sending someone to proclaim the gospel to them like He did with Jonah and Nineveh. But, one way or another, the lost must hear about Jesus to be saved. So, Romans 1:18-32 describes what normally happens in the case of general revelation alone, but it does not describe what God can and will do because of His great love and mercy. I hope this answers your question my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Know God but not Jesus | Jonah | EdB | 232867 | ||
Thank you my brother in the Lord. When I said Romans 1:18-32 was not an all encompassing and complete definitive answer to the question"what about people that have never heard of Jesus" I was told my theology was not properly tempered with scripture. Being told that I was concerned that either something was wrong my theology that I needed to fix or charge itself was a false accusation. Thank you, your position which completely agrees with mine tells me which it was. |
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