THE ETERNAL DESTINY OF THOSE WHO’VE NEVER HEARD (6 OF 6)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Romans 1:19-21
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The Eternal Destiny of Those Who’ve Never Heard (6 of 6)
Series: Elephant in the Room
Scott Maze
Romans 1:19-21
What is the fate of those who have never heard the gospel? What about the innocent person in a far-away land that has never heard of Jesus? Are they thrown into hell even if they haven't heard of Jesus? Another way of asking this question is this: how does God deal with people who have different levels of exposure to the truth? This is an issue of ultimate seriousness and I hope to treat it as such.
Three Kinds of Responses
1) Exclusivism - Faith in Jesus through the gospel is necessary for salvation.
2) Inclusivism - Faith in God in general revelation is sufficient. Postmortem Evangelism - Those who have never heard the gospel will have an opportunity to trust Christ after death. This view is traditionally called ''postmortem evangelism.'' It concurs with exclusivism when it stresses that faith is a conscious and explicit trust in Christ but sides with inclusivism when it contends that the love and justice of God require that everyone be given an opportunity to trust Christ.
3) Pluralism - all paths are valid and true.
Universalism - Here the thought is that everyone will ultimately be saved. According to this view, every human being God has created will finally come to enjoy everlasting salvation. Here's how the Bible responds to this important and solemn question (and how I hope you learn to deal with it as well)... There are four steps to Paul's argument in Romans 1:19-21. I want to show you Paul's conclusion first and then work backwards.
1. All People Have Heard of God
''For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse'' (Romans 1:19-20).
Paul's conclusion is found in verse ...
Series: Elephant in the Room
Scott Maze
Romans 1:19-21
What is the fate of those who have never heard the gospel? What about the innocent person in a far-away land that has never heard of Jesus? Are they thrown into hell even if they haven't heard of Jesus? Another way of asking this question is this: how does God deal with people who have different levels of exposure to the truth? This is an issue of ultimate seriousness and I hope to treat it as such.
Three Kinds of Responses
1) Exclusivism - Faith in Jesus through the gospel is necessary for salvation.
2) Inclusivism - Faith in God in general revelation is sufficient. Postmortem Evangelism - Those who have never heard the gospel will have an opportunity to trust Christ after death. This view is traditionally called ''postmortem evangelism.'' It concurs with exclusivism when it stresses that faith is a conscious and explicit trust in Christ but sides with inclusivism when it contends that the love and justice of God require that everyone be given an opportunity to trust Christ.
3) Pluralism - all paths are valid and true.
Universalism - Here the thought is that everyone will ultimately be saved. According to this view, every human being God has created will finally come to enjoy everlasting salvation. Here's how the Bible responds to this important and solemn question (and how I hope you learn to deal with it as well)... There are four steps to Paul's argument in Romans 1:19-21. I want to show you Paul's conclusion first and then work backwards.
1. All People Have Heard of God
''For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse'' (Romans 1:19-20).
Paul's conclusion is found in verse ...
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