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1 | What about those who have never heard? | Rom 1:16 | Hank | 103569 | ||
In Romans 1:18-32 Paul has both good news and bad news for the world. The good news is that God has provided an atonement for sin. The bad news is that all men, Jews, Gentiles, heathen -- all men need atonement for their sins. In v.16 Paul already stated where that atonement is. He said that that atonement, that power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, is the gospel of Christ (Roman 1:16) .... God does not operate with many standards or avenues for salvation. There is only one scarlet thread of redemption, the one made crimson by the blood of Christ. There is only one Way: Jesus (John 14:6); only one Name: Jesus (Acts 4:12) In an era of religious pluralism, Romans 1:16, John 14:6, and Acts 4:12 (plus many more passages of Scripture) indict this modern spirit of religious pluralism, and require all of us who profess Christ to oppose the dangerous trends which undermine the basis for global evangelism. The statement in Acts 4:12 that there is no salvation "in any other" reveals the exclusive nature of the theology of the early church. Today Christians who affirm that there is no salvation "in any other" are frequently ridiculed and scorned as right-wing, Bible-thumping bigots. Unfortunately some religious groups who claim to be Christian have compromised and no longer teach that salvation is exlusively found in the blood of Christ. But it is interesting to note that in John 14:6 Jesus called Himself "the Way" and that the early disciples are known as followers of "the Way" (see Acts 9:2; 19:9). To the early disciples, "the Way" was the only way. Regardless of what the world thinks today or what compromising churches teach, "the Way" is still the only way. --Hank | ||||||
2 | What about those who have never heard? | Rom 1:16 | wdc | 103570 | ||
Hank. What are you doing up this late at night? I'm at work, what's your excuse? I agree whole heartedly that Jesus is the only way. What I see there is that if man will acknowledge God without the knowledge of the gospel, God will obligate Himself to that man to get the gospel to him. There will never be another way to get to God, but some don't know the way. God is not willing that any should perish, and will do whatever it takes to get the gospel to them. Sometime that first step of faith on man's part may be as simple as saying, "You know, this world didn't just happen." I believe if we are faithful to the light (knowledge) we have, God will give us more, and lead us to repentance unto salvation if we will follow. Thanks for you input. wdc |
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