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NASB | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ. |
Subject: What about the unreacheed peoples? |
Bible Note: Thank you for the response. What shall we conclude from these facts? It seems apparent to us that these people for many ages did not hear of the saving grace of God. Therefore all who lived in those places during that time of darkness were lost. Perhaps an entire culture of people were in a self-imposed darkness, perhaps they 'heard' of the essential truths of God revealed in nature and rejected them. If this is true, then God would not both with taking the next step of providentially bringing the Gospel to their region. The Gospel is powerful, intrinsically so, but even if it had been preached to the people you've listed, it would have been rejected because they rejected the more basic truths which underly the Gospel. Am I making any sense here? Here's my point put another way. If a culture puts a high premium on eating their neighbors brains, it is not likely that they will put a high premium on a Gospel of 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' Is this moral law evident to them? Of course it is. Like C.S. Lewis spoke of, the thief understands the principle because he doesn't want anyone to steal his belongings. So the headhunters KNOW right and wrong and have chosen the wrong. God doesn't waste his valuable resources of sending missionaries to them until they are at a point to hear it. That's my take on the issue. Good day. Huckleberryami |