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NASB | Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality--faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses]. |
Subject: Are unbelievers in any way "saved"? |
Bible Note: Please allow me to attempt some dialouge here only to try and nail down a clear understanding of your position. Are you actually trying to say you have studied this passage and concluded that God will judge that portion of the world past, present and future by Bible standards even if they've never heard of the Bible or any of its contents? Rom 1:18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. and Rom 2:1 I've re-read these scriptures and they seem to me to be in support of my statement. (It seems incredible these verses are coming from you in support of your statement.) Please let me summarize my statement: We're all endowed by God with His image as described in the first few chapters of Genesis. Now I know the "image of God" is NOT clearly and specifically described somewhere but you will agree that it must be the major differences that distinguish us from the rest of creation, right? According to the experts w/PhDs at apologeticspress.com, some of those differences are the ability to speak, think, love, hate, make intelligent choices, worship and know the difference between right and wrong AND last of all, we humans alone have a soul. Would you agree to all that? Surely, these (possibly others) make up some of that "image of God" installed in all of us. It's that conscience and our inner soul that grows within every young person which helps them reach "the age of accountabilitiy." It's the same quality that draws us instictively to worship some greater being than ourselves and that's the same quality that enables us to determine right from wrong and thus put together a working and functioning society. A society that passes laws and makes judgements when one of their own does wrong and shows extreme disdain for those laws. It's that same innate quality that God will hold up to our lives IF we live and die without knowing anything about His Word or His Son and His dying for the lost souls of the world. Surely, we can agree on this topic, can we not? I hope so, but I also pray for God's blessings on your continued study and understanding. --Rowdy |