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1 | Heaven or Hell? | John 3:16 | akeffer82 | 87027 | ||
If someone has never heard the gospel or been told about God and therefore did not believe, would they go to hell? And what is the scripture to back up your answer? | ||||||
2 | Heaven or Hell? | John 3:16 | Joseph3 | 87035 | ||
Dear akeffer82: Greetings! Your question is one many people ask, I being one of them until I really started to study the Scriptures. I would suggest reading the opening chapters of Paul's Epistle to the Romans. Specifically chapters 1 through 3, but reading the whole letter would help since Paul's argument develops over the course of the letter. The key argument to grasp is that first and foremost we are ALL sinners, as Romans 3:10-11 says there is none righteous, not one. So, that puts every human alive under the righteous and just condemnation of God, as Paul points out in Romans 1. What this means is that there is not one person who has ever lived who in any way, shape or form deserves to go to heaven. If there were a person who deserved heaven in some way, then grace would cease to be grace since grace is unmerited favor (Rom. 11:5-6). We all deserve hell, not heaven, because we all like sheep have gone astray (Is. 53:6). As Romans 3:22-23 says “there is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…”. The point of all of this is that we need to be saved because we are dead in our sins (Eph 2:1; Col 2:13), and Christ is the One who saves, our Savior, the one who paid the penalty for the sins of all who believe in His name (John 1:12; 1 John 3:23; 5:13). I would really stress you stick with what the Scriptures say, and not what the human heart says (Proverbs 14:12; Jer. 17:9). We as creatures have a tendency to think God owes us something when in reality we are simply clay in the hands of the Potter (Rom. 9:20-22). Again, read the letter to the Romans, I think many of your questions will be answered. Stay in prayer and seek the council of other godly Christians who may be able to help as well. May the Spirit guide you into all truth my friend!! Hidden in Christ, Joe |
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3 | Heaven or Hell? | John 3:16 | John Reformed | 87049 | ||
Dear Joe, Welcome aboard the good ship "HMS Studybibleforum"! Your post happens to agree with my own view of salvation, but what I really appreciated was the scriptural support, with which you supported your arguement. God Bless, John Reformed |
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4 | Heaven or Hell? | John 3:16 | Joseph3 | 87127 | ||
Dear John Reformed: Thank you for the kind greeting, I am thankful to be involved in this forum. My prayer is that God is glorified in my posts. I want to glorify Him because of His faithfulness to me (1 John 1:9), of which I am eternally thankful, because I know I am a sinner who does not deserve such kindness from the one, true and holy God of the Bible. I can only use the Scriptures to present truth, as my mind is not being conformed to the ways of the world, but is being renewed, so that I may discern the will of God, what is good, acceptable and perfect (Rom. 12:2). As Hebrews 4:12-13 says: “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” And further, 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” Thanks again for the kind welcome. In Christ, Joe |
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