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1 | Does a person who never hears about Jesu | Rom 2:14 | DocTrinsograce | 151986 | ||
Dear Angel, You wrote, "that person meets someone who tells him/her about Jesus... and that person realizes that his/her life up to that moment has been in compliance with Jesus' Gospel" With all due respect, such a thing could never be. We know that all men sin (Rom 3:23, 1 John 1:8, 10). Further, we know that any who have sinned are a slave of sin (John 8:34). Anyone who sins will die twice (Pro 10:16, Rom 6:23). No one can be saved outside of Jesus Christ (Act 4:12; 16:31, etc.). They that do not obey the gospel are doomed (2 Thes 1:18, 1 Peter 4:17). They cannot obey the gospel unless they hear it (Romans 10:14). Only through salvation of God by Jesus Christ is a man able to say no to sin (Rom 8:8-9)! Hence, your hypothetical believer who has never heard of Christ is an impossibility... an oxymoron... a contradiction in terms. Finally, Paul speaks directly to this point where he writes: For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. (Romans 2:12-16) Every man will be judged, and every man who has not responded to the gospel call with saving faith will perish. All of which shows the holiness and justice of a good and righteous God. Please read again the quote in my post 151940. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Does a person who never hears about Jesu | Rom 2:14 | JCrichton | 152141 | ||
Hi, Doc! If I get you correctly... no one unless the Gospel is preached to them can get to know God? And from the post (151940) cited I gathered that all are sinners will die according to their sins... and only those who believe in Christ will be save according to God's mercy... so there's a limitation to God?... I mean according to the material presented, a death mute who lives in the wilderness of say Peru, Latin America, will surely die because God is not able to teach his/her spirit about Jesus... The fact is that God's Spirit saves! It is He whom Jesus sent from the Father... and there's nothing that can keep the Holy Spirit from teaching a human heart, mind and sprit! I live in one of the wealthiest nations in the world... perhaps the greatest producer/disseminator of the Bible in the world, and in spite of that catchy phrase on the currency... many boast of not only not believing but defying God! Surely, these people have rejected the Holy Spirit... but even them are wanted by God for He desires that none shall perish! Should we be more concern with the fate of a fictitious character or the reality our individual/collective failure to bring Christ to the world through personal witnessing (love one another...) ...part of our Christian obligation is to pray that the message of Christ is brought to all men (including those instances when some may be ignorant of Christ). God Bless! Angel |
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3 | Does a person who never hears about Jesu | Rom 2:14 | Redeemedone | 152149 | ||
If we as Christians believe in a God who is all knowing, and governs all of the universe. Is it possible for Gods plans to fail? If the person in the deepest, darkest, and scariest place in Tim-Buck-Tu doesn't hear the Gospel, did God somehow fail His plan? All that God intends to save....will be saved! Every name that was written in the book of life before the foundations of the world will see our Lord for eternity. | ||||||
4 | Does a person who never hears about Jesu | Rom 2:14 | DocTrinsograce | 152202 | ||
Dear Reededone, Very well said. I've said on this forum before, if something can thwart the hand of almighty God, then God is not God. Thank you for your contribution. In Him, Doc |
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