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NASB | Acts 4:12 "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 4:12 "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved [for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation]." |
Bible Question: Please can anyone help me understand how God views those unreached groups in isolated areas that have not heard of Jesus. Thank you |
Bible Answer: Hi, gladdish... Christ alone is the mediator of salvation (1 Timothy 2:5). God has not given a hypothetical redemption, but a definite redemption for all His people. Faith comes by hearing the Word (Romans 10:17); consequently, He will provide. This is why men like William Carey went out to lost peoples with confidence and enthusiasm. As he wrote: "If the prophecies concerning the increase of Christ's kingdom be true, and if what has been advanced, concerning the [great] commission given by Him to His disciples being obligatory on us, be just, it must be inferred that all Christians ought heartily to concur with God in promoting His glorious designs, for he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit. One of the first, and most important of those duties which are incumbent upon us, is fervent and united prayer. However the influence of the Holy Spirit may be set at nought, and run down by many, it will be found upon trial, that all means which we can use, without it, will be ineffectual. If a temple is raised for God in the heathen world, it will not be by might, nor by power, nor by the authority of the magistrate, or the eloquence of the orator; but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts." In Him, Doc |
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spiritoftruth22 | ||
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IsmailaGodHasHeard | ||
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gdtd | ||
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corey cooke | ||
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Gladdish | ||
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