(April 30, 2012 at 7:12 pm)libalchris Wrote: I think a good question is why theists preach and act as though anyone who has not heard of and accepted Jesus Christ before their death goes to hell, while they'll usually say, if asked, that people who never had an opportunity to accept Jesus will go to heaven.
Not true, just because one has not heard of Christ does not mean they are off the hook for their sin. They will be judged for them, and God in His justice will determine what happens. They can't be held responsible for not accepting Christ.
libalchris Wrote:This, despite the complete lack of biblical justification for that view, and the biblical evidence against that view. For example in John 14:6 Jesus says: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." and in Acts 16:31 Paul tells the Jailer: "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved."
Both those verses and many others that state the same are true, for those that have heard of Christ.
libalchris Wrote:If those without knowledge of Jesus are condemned, then God can hardly be considered good, for how can anyone be condemned for not knowing what they had no opportunity to learn?
God is just and will judge those who have not heard of Christ justly. Just is not what God is, just is who God is.
libalchris Wrote:If those without knowledge are saved, then how could any good and sane person bear to preach the gospel to others, knowing good and well that some will not accept thereby ensuring that they go to hell?
The ones without knowledge are not necessarily saved, they are judged and after that God determines what happens, justly.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.