Bible Questions Answered:
“...and what if Aborigines, or some
from Amazon, if they died, yet not know gospel, would they go to
hell?”
Jayanta/ Mumbai, India (Maharashtra)
Bible Answer:
They have a gospel, created within
their minds and spirits, and that gospel is called, their conscience,
placed there by the Creator.
Romans 1:18-20 NLT
18 But God shows His anger from
heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress The Truth by
their wickedness.
19 They know The Truth about God
because He has made it obvious to them.
20 For ever since the world was
created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God
made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities—His eternal
power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing
God.
Romans 2:15 NLT
They demonstrate that God’s law is
written in their hearts, for their own conscience and
thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right.
Has every person
ever born, indeed, a knowledge of God, as Paul writes?
John 1:1-13 KJV
(John)
1 In the beginning was The Word, and
The Word was with God, and The Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with
God.
3 All things were made by Him; and
without Him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In Him was life; and the life was
the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness;
and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God,
whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to
bear witness of the Light, that all men through Him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was
sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 That was The True Light,
which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the
world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.
11 He came unto His own, and His own
received Him not.
12 But as many as received Him, to
them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that
believe on His name:
13 Which were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Question: The
True Light, lighteth how many that come into the world?
Answer: “every
man that cometh into the world.”
There are no
exceptions anywhere!
Whether
missionaries have been there or not!
Luke 12:42-48
NLT (Jesus told this parable.)
42 And The Lord replied, “A
faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the
responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding
them.
43 If the master returns and finds
that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.
44 I tell you The Truth, the master
will put that servant in charge of all he owns.
45 But what if the servant thinks,
‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating
the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?
46 The master will return
unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and
banish him with the unfaithful.
47 “And a servant who knows what
the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those
instructions, will be severely punished.
48 But someone who does not
know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only
lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required
in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more
will be required.
Luke 12:48 KJV
But he that knew not, and did
commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few
stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much
required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask
the more.
God is the Judge, and He has great wisdom and mercy!
Now for all who can
hear and know the gospel.....
I John 1:7-10
KJV
7 But if we walk in The Light, as He
is in The Light, we have fellowship one with another, and
The Blood Of Jesus Christ His
Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and The truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, He is
Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not
sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
John 8:24 KJV
23 And He said unto them, Ye are
from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this
world.
24 I said therefore unto you, that
ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am He, ye
shall die in your sins.
Romans 10:13 KJV
For whosoever shall call upon the
name of The Lord shall be saved.
But for others
that may live and die, having never heard the gospel message. The
Apostle says they are judged by their conscience, having seen God in
all of creation, and knowing right from wrong, in their God given
conscience, will be judged accordingly.
“Well pastor,
sure looks like we don't need any missionaries!”
Absolutely Not,
Right!
God's intention
for mankind is to glorify Him. And men living only as their
conscience guides them, cannot bring any full measure of glory to
Almighty God.
Romans 10:9-15
NLT
9 If you confess with your mouth
that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from
the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is by believing in your
heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with
your mouth that you are saved.
11 As the Scriptures tell us,
“Anyone who trusts in Him will never be disgraced.”
12 Jew and Gentile are the same in
this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all
who call on Him.
13 For “Everyone who calls on the
name of The Lord will be saved.”
14 But how can they call on Him to
save them unless they believe in Him?
And how can they believe in Him if
they have never heard about him?
And how can they hear about Him
unless someone tells them?
15 And how will anyone go and tell
them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How
beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”
Psalm 50:23 KJV
Whoso offereth praise
glorifieth Me..."
Hebrews 13:15
KJV
By Him (Jesus
Christ) therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise
to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks
to His name.
For those who have
not heard the saving gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, this is
impossible. This is why missionaries, God forever bless them and
their labor, are sent to tell the story about Jesus!
So that all, from
every land no matter how distant, may learn to know and love the
Savior
and to bring
praise and honor to His name!
John 4:34-37 KJV
34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is
to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His work.
35 Say not ye, There are yet four
months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your
eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
36 And he that reapeth receiveth
wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that
soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37 And herein is that saying true,
One soweth, and another reapeth.
Matthew 9:35-38
KJV
35 And Jesus went about all the
cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease
among the people.
36 But when He saw the multitudes,
He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were
scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith He unto His disciples,
The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore The Lord Of
The Harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest.
