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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 | Is there more needed than Rom 1:18-32 | Jonah | EdB | 232866 | ||
I meant to pose this as a question. Tim In the light of your past two answers to my question. Is 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 | Is there more needed than Rom 1:18-32 | Jonah | EdB | 232868 | ||
Question was answered Thanks Tim |
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4 | Is there more needed than Rom 1:18-32 | Jonah | Morant61 | 232878 | ||
Greetings Ed! I wanted to throw a little more information out there for everyone's consideration. Rom. 1:21 clearly states that the pagan world 'knew' God, but refused to worship Him as God. Yet, DocTrinsograce sent me an e-mail with some references that clearly state that the world does not know God. I quote: "Given all the passages that specifically deny that some do not know Him (John 1:10; 14:5; 1 John 3:1; Jeremiah 2:8; 22:16; etc.) we have to look at this word the way we use it in English. There are all kinds of knowing, but the particulars ride in the context. I would have distinguished between knowing and loving. There is Psalm 9:10... but I think John as a whole connects knowing Him and loving Him." Doc makes an excellent point. 'Knowing' God definitely has different meaning in different contexts. In the verses Doc points out, 'not knowing' refers to a lack of a loving relationship. Or, one could say, 'not knowing' refers to a lack of a saving knowledge of God. In Rom. 1:21, they knew enough about God to be held culpable for their rejection of Him, but not enough to be saved. It is also interesting that each author differs in their use of the term. John seems to be quite fond of using 'to know' in terms of a loving relationship, while Paul doesn't seem to make that connection as much. This is a great reminder why we need to always look at the context in which a word is used, to look at who is using the word, and to examine the various ways in which a word is used. Keep up the great study! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | Is there more needed than Rom 1:18-32 | Jonah | EdB | 232883 | ||
Tim The question was in reference to "what about people that due to one reason or another have never heard of the name of Jesus." Like you said yes nature attests to the knowledge that there is a God but falls short of giving enough information to be saved through Jesus Christ. Whether there is a difference in the way God will deal with people that have never heard of the name of Jesus isn't explained in scripture. Although some feel a few scriptures do hint that there is a difference they don't explain what will be done differently. However we must keep John 14:6 in mind. And for us since we have heard of the name of Jesus we are without excuse. |
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