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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: Rowdy, I followed you about half-way through your answer, and then I lost the connection. I simply was unable to follow your logic. What is unclear about "my Position"? It is not mine- per say- but that which is in line with the teaching of scripture. I don't think I'd be too far out of line to say that the vast majority of Evangelical Scholars would support this view. Again, it is in line with Biblical theology. To answer you, yes I have studied this passage and the rest of Romans in it's entirety! My conclusion is not merely a haphazard guess:-) Rowdy, the problem is not mine- and I don't say this lightly or arrogantly- so don't missunderstand me:-) If men are not judged with what they know about God as He has revealed it to them, how else are they judged? Are you saying that God has,therefore ,2 standards for men? There are the "those who've heard" and the "those who have not". Romans 1:18 ff is dealing with unbelief and it's consequences. The judgement and consequences are clearly portrayed in Romans 1-3. I cannot answer you but, "Their condemnation is just.What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin" ( Rom. 3:8b, 9) Lastly, I don't make the connection between being "created in God's image" and how that somehow saves us? When you say "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?" No, we can not as it is Foreign to scripture! Perhaps if you could clarify what you're saying and couch it in Biblical-based theology, I could arrive at a better understanding. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |