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1 | Will unbelievers be raised from Sheol? | Rev 21:8 | Reformer Joe | 32014 | ||
Dogma isn't a bad word, you know! The reason that I cannot embrace an "alternate salvation" for those who haven't heard is the following: 1. Romans 1 condemns all men. 2. We are both very familiar with all of the passages that say that Jesus is THE only way. None of them give the slightest indication that it is the only way for just those people who hear about Him. 3. If there is another way for the pagan to be saved, why did Christ have to die at all? 4. Why evangelize if preaching Christ puts the hearer in an "all-or-nothing" position where he then MUST receive Christ? 5. We have tread this road before, but the gospel has to do with God's mercy toward us, not His justice toward us. I did not receive justice when I was born again; I escaped it, thanks to what Christ had done for me in Palestine 2000 years ago. There is nothing unjust about any sinner going to hell. --Joe! |
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2 | Will unbelievers be raised from Sheol? | Rev 21:8 | EdB | 32016 | ||
Joe I can agree with everything you said but then I come to Luke 12:47-48 And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. [48] But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. I just can't get that line drawn in the sand. EdB |
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3 | Will unbelievers be raised from Sheol? | Rev 21:8 | Reformer Joe | 32055 | ||
Well, the Luke passage is a tricky one to figure out. I do think we should look at it a little more to see if we can wisely identify who each of the three servants represent. Perhaps we can get some comment from others on the forum rgarding their take on Luke 12:47-48. However, I think that the best rules of biblical interpretation call for letting the clearer passages of Scripture help us to interpret correctly the more difficult to understand. For me, Luke 12 falls toward the latter catergory. However, coming back to Romans 1, I do not see how Paul could have been any clearer in his assessment of why all men are without excuse. Whomever the servants represent in Luke's parable, it would be a contradiction in Scripture to say that there is some excuse that the unevangelized would have when they stand before God in His holiness. By the way, I do appreciate these discussions, Ed! --Joe! |
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