Saturday, April 30, 2005

But what about those who never heard about Christ and the Gospel?

You may ask: So what about those who never have the chance to hear about Christ? Perhaps the verses below may answer some of your tough questions.
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There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism.
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All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.)This will take place on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
(Romans 2:9-16)
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Below are some articles which may further answer your questions:
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To encourage you to read the 1st article, I decided to include the essence of the discussions:
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How will those who have never heard the gospel of Christ be judged? While the Bible does not tell us everything we would like to know about how God will judge those who have never heard the gospel of Christ, some things are clear. We’ve already seen that people will not be condemned because they have not heard about the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Those who are condemned will be judged because they have not responded to what God has revealed about Himself through conscience and the eloquent witness of nature (Rom. 1:18-21; 2:12-16).
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Do remember to read the 1st article to understand what the author is trying to tell you.
  1. Never-heard 6 (Scroll to the middle, the relevant answer is in the middle of the page)
  2. Never-heard 9
  3. Never-heard 10
  4. Never-heard 11
  5. Never-heard 12
I will try to find out more and update this post in the future. I have tried my best to find all convincing answers and I really hope your doubts are cleared. It is really not easy to accept this and reconcile with our finite mind but it is the truth. Think about it.
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I will end with the following verses:
Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done? (Proverbs 24:11-12)

[ King Solomon warned that once our eyes are opened we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us reponsible to act. That is why born-again christians whose eyes are opened must preach the Gospel, not by force but with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15). ]

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