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NASB | Romans 2:14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 2:14 When Gentiles, who do not have the Law [since it was given only to Jews], do instinctively the things the Law requires [guided only by their conscience], they are a law to themselves, though they do not have the Law. |
Subject: Does a person who never hears about Jesu |
Bible Note: Hi, Doc! "Quite frankly, that is a very heretical statement! What you are saying is that God can tell us one thing and then do another." Not so... I am saying that God did not reveal all that He is and all of His Ways... the Holy Scripture is not a measuring device nor a contractual obligation which binds God, as the old whiches and warlocks themes, to do as prescribed by our understanding. When we seek to apply something to God because that is what we understand, we are not acting of pure enlightenment... we are acting of pure finite understanding... this happened frequently with Israel... God's own people loved to quote Scripture and to apply them as they understood it... we have a tremendous example in Ezekiel 18 and in the woman caught in "pure adultery" that was brought to Jesus... another perfect example is the passage that is still quoted by many in today's society ("an eye for an eye"); just because something is written down it does not mean that God is limited to the expressed text according to our definitions! God is not intent on fulfilling our wishes... He is intent in rescuing us from death, in Jesus Christ! "You need to look closely at the orthodox views of Scripture, so that you can know more clearly what you are rejecting." I will never reject Scripture... man's interpretations of Scripture is another matter... where some see a God bent on saving an exclusive predestined few while condemning a whole mess of other people... I see man's rejection of God and his rebellious whims leading him away from Christ and into Hell--God is not be the cause of man damnation; man's rebellious disobedience is! "If God is the capricious being you describe, then we are all in deep trouble. We can count on nothing. Indeed, we can know nothing." Again, your terminologies! Seeking to have a prearranged contract where God is fully obligated to save some people while these same people do not even have to acknowledge God's Authority... now, that is capricious! Just as we cannot empty an ocean into a bathtub, neither can we empty God into the confines of the Holy Bible! That is my statement, worded differently here! God Bless! Angel |