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1 | The Gospel the sole means of salvation? | Rom 1:16 | meusing | 39372 | ||
That is Paul's question : Now how can they call on one in whom they have never believed? How can they believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how can they hear unless someone proclaims Him? It is up to us to be faithful to Christ in proclaiming the Good News. |
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2 | The Gospel the sole means of salvation? | Rom 1:16 | John Reformed | 39375 | ||
Sorry Meusing. I addressed you as searcher by mistake. John |
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3 | What about those who have never heard? | Rom 1:16 | Robert Nicholson | 39414 | ||
Dear brother John: Your question "What about those who have never heard?" As you have indicated this question is often posed. I have used the words of Abraham as he anticipated the impending doom upon Sodom, he could say "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" ( Gen. 18:25) This of course would cause us to leave some things which we do not fully understand in his righteous care. Nevertheless, we know that Jesus is the only way to heaven regardless of our background. We also know that the Lord Jesus Christ himself is coming "in flaming fire taking vengance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" ( 2 Thess. 1:8) In short, there is only one way to heaven and that is to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. This obedience begins the moment we are placed in him by faith in his finished work. Conversely, those who have rejected the gospel are accountable and will be judged. What about those who have never disobedyed the gospel? Viewing this from a dispensational view, I have a few suggestions: Today, according to Eph. 3:2 live in the good of the dispensation of grace and all humans on earth regardless of nationality and as individuals can have their sins forgiven through Christ and have a personal relationship with him forever. When Christ comes 1 Thess 4:16 those who have been redeemed will be caught up to meet him in the air. It is then that the time of the great tribulation begins. It is also a time when God turns to Israel nationally and by his grace saves a remant to his glory. For those who have rejected the gospel during the day of grace there will be not second chance, they will believe the lie of the wicked one who will be revealled. What has this got to do with those who have not heard? In Rev. 7 we read of the remnant out of Israel saved or sealed v. 4-8. Remarkedly, in v. 9 we read of "a great multitude which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people and tongues stood before the throne..." Who are these people who are given white robes? "these are they which came out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the lamb" V14 This multitude of people do not appear to be Israel or the church who is with Christ. Is it possible that these are those who have never heard during the day of grace, but in the time of tribulation God has reached them by his grace and saved many? I would be interested in your thougts Robert |
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4 | What about those who have never heard? | Rom 1:16 | JMSCOTT | 39424 | ||
unfortunately.....if you read revelations that passage has to do with the israelites coming out of the red sea.....Rev..7:7-9......if you read the whole chapter...it mentions the 12 tribes of israel...John who had been set aside by god to see what happen back there in exodous was a witness to those miracleous events was given a vision to those events...John called the jesus the lamb slain from the foundation of the world....and what were the israelite supposed to sacrifice before they pass over in the red sea?....a lamb!....read Revevaltion 1:2...john was told to write!...what?...what he saw and heard!......Proof....read Revelations...11:8...john saw dead bodies in the street....of egypt.....remember the tenth plague on egypt...death of all firstborns.....and notice it say's where our saviour was crucified...he saw the dead firstborn in ther street and he also saw the the saviour(jesus)sacrificed as a lamb slain from the foundation of the world!...read Revelations 13:8.... a book of life!....he already knows who belongs to him! | ||||||