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Essay / Exploring the destiny of the unevangelized and the...
Question: What is the destiny of the unevangelized? Answer: This is a difficult question. How can we understand what the Bible seems to teach and what our hearts desire? Doesn't the Bible teach that Jesus is a loving God who wants everyone to go to heaven? How can a loving God send someone to hell? If Christ does send some to hell, how can we say that He loves? These are all great questions that are difficult to answer, but there is an answer. God does everything He does for a reason (Romans 8:28), and God wants all to come to Him (John 1:12; Romans 3:10). I have always believed in the need to know and understand Jesus. , repent of your sins and call on Him for your salvation (Romans 10:13). What do we make of Romans 1:20 which seems to indicate that even the unevangelized will be held responsible for their choice to receive God? If they are held responsible for their choices, doesn't that indicate that they could have chosen salvation? It seems we are judged by what we know. If a person would have believed in Jesus Christ given the chance, that may be all the faith they need. However, if that were the case, why would we need missionaries? In a way, missionaries only make it harder for the unevangelized. All of this seems to go directly against Romans 10:14, which says how can they hear without a preacher. This question is like so many others in Scripture: does man come to God by choosing Him? Or do man come to God because He chose them before the foundation of the earth? It's both, both are clearly taught in the Bible and both are true. We may never know exactly how these two things go together, but the Bible teaches that they do. … middle of paper … darkness more than light” (John 3:19). In summary, hell is real and it will last forever. This is correct for at least two reasons. The first is that Christ is eternal and therefore sin against Him is eternal. Therefore, the punishment for this sin is simply to be eternal. Second, it is people who exclude Christ, just as they did throughout their lives. Even more so when they lived there, because they hardened their hearts in hell. They have hardened their hearts so much and hate so much that they would never consider opening the gates of hell to let him in. Works Cited The Bible: English New American Standard Version. Ryrie Study Bible, Charles Ryrie, 1978. Boyd, Gregory A and Eddy, Paul R. “Across the Spectrum, Understanding the Problems of Evangelical Theology.” » Baker 2008. Eighth edition. Grand Rapid, MILewis, CS “The Problem of Pain.” Page. 122-123.