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1 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | DocTrinsograce | 205061 | ||
"One question frequently stops Christians in their tracks: 'If the Gospel alone saves, then what about the heathen in Africa who never heard?' Can God justly convict a man who hasn't heard about Jesus? Some people hear the Gospel and reject it, but most never hear it. How can God condemn them? Christians are ill-equipped to respond because they don't really understand something vital about sin and mercy. Sin brings guilt. Mercy is a gift. Anyone who is a sinner receives punishment he deserves. Anyone who is saved receives mercy he does not deserve and which is not owed him. Think of this question: How could the sheriff send anyone to jail if he didn't offer him a pardon first? The answer is simple. If he's guilty, the sheriff is justified in throwing him in jail. There is no obligation to offer a pardon to a guilty man. The same is true of God. He can justly convict a man who has broken His law even though the sinner has heard nothing about God's pardon in Jesus. God owes no one salvation. He can offer it to whomever He wishes. That's why it's called grace." --Gregory Koukl | ||||||
2 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | Morant61 | 205120 | ||
Greetings Doc! G. Koukl is certainly correct that God owes no one salvation. However, his analogy breaks down since Scripture specifically offers it to all. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205126 | ||
Matt 1:21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." my reading of Matt 1:21 leads me to rejoice in the gospel! It glorifies Jesus by declaring that Our Lord's mission from the Father will be be accomplished perfectly... I reject the idea that His mission on Earth was less than 100 percent successful. John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. Hoppy Hi Tim, |
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4 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | Val | 205128 | ||
Hoppy, your point is what? Could you be more clear? Are you saying something specific about "His people" | ||||||
5 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205136 | ||
Hi Val Jesus came to save His people. Those whom the Father had given Him.(John 6) Hoppy |
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6 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205264 | ||
Hi Tim, Sorry, but I'm having a hard time following your train of thought. you began with Rom. 5:18 - "Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men." I replied by stating that my reading of the text led me to believe that "all" reffered to all kinds of men, since not all men (universily) are justified. That only those men who are in Christ have attained justification. I suggest that our presuppositions may make it difficult to reconcile this issue. Hoppy |
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