Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
Bible Question: If someone has never heard the gospel or been told about God and therefore did not believe, would they go to hell? And what is the scripture to back up your answer? |
Bible Answer: Hi akeffer! I would have to agree with Joseph3's reply to your question. He did a good job providing scriptural evidence in support of his conclusions. One thought I would add to the equation is this: If we assume that all people who never hear the gospel automatically get saved by default without ever placing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, then we also conclude that we are all morally obligated to quit sharing the Gospel with people. If anyone can get saved apart from Christ, then the worst thing that could happen to them would be to hear the Gospel and be forced to choose. Only then would their eternal state ever be in jeopardy. I hope you see my point and that scripture does indeed hold true as Jesus Himself told us in the entirety of John 10. Also these verses: Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing. Act 3:22 Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you. Act 3:23 And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. Act 3:24 Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days. Alive in Jesus, JibbyJee |