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NASB | John 17:3 "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 17:3 "Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus [as the] Christ whom You have sent. |
Bible Question:
Hi All, I thought I had seen a verse in the Bible that related to a person being judged on the basis of their conformity to the culture to which they belonged in answer to the grand old question. "If a person never had a chance to know Christ how could a loving God judge or destroy that individual in Hell?" Could someone please help? Thanks! |
Bible Answer: I don't know of a Bible verse covering this, but Jesus spoke of "those the Father has given him" in his prayer in John 17:2 and 3: "As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." It would appear from these verses that not all of humanity will have an opportunity to hear of Jesus Christ-- unless we go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Which we are commanded to do. Any other thoughts on this? Janae. |