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NASB | John 5:28 "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 5:28 "Do not be surprised at this; for a time is coming when all those who are in the tombs will hear His voice, |
Subject: God's fair standards to judge evildoers |
Bible Note: Beja I have gone back are reread your post 232604 where you said, "You are first assuming a situation which scripture is categorically denying the existence of. That is the point of Romans 1, there is no such human being. Every person in the entire world through sinful depraved hearts has either out right rejected what is universally known about God, or they have altered it to suit their own notions of what they want God to be." I disagree that Romans 1 eliminates such a man. If it does how do we handle David the "apple of God's eye"? Or how do we handle Abraham? Isaac? Jacob? There men all died awaiting the Messiah yet had to be taken to heaven by Jesus. They didn't directly do there upon their deaths. Upon Jesus death he went to Hades (abraham's bosom) and preached the Good News whereupon each that then accepted him as Messiah were as described in Eph 4:8 held captive by death but led captive to Heaven. Paul then later told us for us that are in Christ we immediately go to be with the Lord. But I do not see Romans 1:18-32 addressing the righteous Jew that lived during Jesus time but for one reason or another died before he every heard of the story of Jesus. I'm talking of a man equal to David, or Abraham, or Isaac. He hasn't created an idol, doesn't worship a false God, doesn't deny God and is very definitely awaiting the Messiah. These are not men of false religions these are men that followed hard after the God of Abraham,Isaac, and Jacob, after the God of creation, the Father who sent his Son Jesus Christ to live, to die for our sins and who was resurrected unto life eternal. That is not a false religion. |