Can get to Heaven
The Apostle Paul writes,
“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 2:12-16.
When I was much younger the question arose from one of my friends. Can a person who has never heard the gospel message get to heaven.
My answer is an unequivocal yes. The apostle Paul make that clear in the above scripture. Paul states,
“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....”
He goes on to say,
“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.”
God is a just God. He will only judge us by what we know. If a person has not received the gospel message or read or heard the teachings of the Bible, God will not hold that person accountable for what is written in them. However God will hold them accountable for what they know with regards to good and evil.
He will look at the persons heart and mind and Judge the individual accordingly.
Question: what do you think God will say about you when He judges you?
Please think about it.
The Apostle Paul writes,
“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 2:12-16.
When I was much younger the question arose from one of my friends. Can a person who has never heard the gospel message get to heaven.
My answer is an unequivocal yes. The apostle Paul make that clear in the above scripture. Paul states,
“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....”
He goes on to say,
“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.”
God is a just God. He will only judge us by what we know. If a person has not received the gospel message or read or heard the teachings of the Bible, God will not hold that person accountable for what is written in them. However God will hold them accountable for what they know with regards to good and evil.
He will look at the persons heart and mind and Judge the individual accordingly.
Question: what do you think God will say about you when He judges you?
Please think about it.
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