Greg Koukl - What about those who've never heard?

Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason answers the question, "Isn't it unfair to condemn people who have never heard the Gospel?" For more visit http://www.str.org.

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[JoeTownley]

What about (eg.) tribes who were taught to kill their enemies and eat them in order to absorb the desired qualities they possessed (bravery, fearlessness, etc.) They clearly believed in their heart that what they were doing was good, yet also clearly this was a great offense against God. Innumerable examples exist which space doesn't permit to list so all we have left is that people are likely given a chance at salvation after death if they had no chance at salvation here on earth.

[newdawn733]

The people who give this argument and stick to it are largely not saved themselves.

[ScottDaMoose]

@MagenticAdam66

Actually, Satan is a still a servant of God even in his rebellion.

Have you never red the book of Job. and seen that God puts limitations on Satan and Satan obeys God?

or how the demons react just at the mere sight of Christ

Mar 5:6-7 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

[aboyborninjune]

well I HAVE the information, but I really don't believe it, because I'm a sceptic, science-person.. soo.. I guess I'm in trouble right.

[MagenticAdam66]

Spirit animates the material body-brain, leading to INDIVIDUAL mind (awareness/knowledge) ~ INDIVIDUALLY CREATED & CREATIVE SOULS. Yet, it is plain that "god" hates knowledge, & destroys men for having it in OT, & advises us not to lean on it when accepting biblical veracity. "End Times" knowledge is also decried. This entire scenario is a "god hypocrisy" ~ how may we be gifted of "OWN FREE WILL", to be denied the condition of "INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE"? BIBLE = CONSTANT, CYCLICAL IMPASSE!

[MagenticAdam66]

Further upon the intrigue of biblical prophecy ~ why is it that, to fulfill most, if not all, prophecy, Satan has to pay his due? For e.g. Hitler is required to act to bring about the reconstitution of modern Israel. What would happen if Antichrist chooses not to play his role? Study Old Testiment prophecies ~ almost nothing comes to pass without the abettment of Satan! Satan deceives the very elect, yes? Where would he "push" influence? Does he sleep between the sheets of your man-made Bible?

[MagenticAdam66]

Biblical Satan apparently is an extremely powerful individual ~ for one must suppose that he was able to outwit god, to steal one of the polarities of god, e.g. darkness, to "create" the abstraction of evil. This proposition leads to a dilemma ~ who was to be the independent witness to the temptation of Christ in the wilderness? One must assume that the recount to the scribes was thru the mouth of God/Jesus. Perhaps Jesus failed, and now works for Satan? To who's plan is biblical prophecy made?

[MagenticAdam66]

Ah yes, in Heaven, after we take on our spiritual bodies, tragedy, darkness, deceits, death, shall not exist, for it would seemingly be apparent that there shall be no requirement for the "natural orders" which we have learnt to observe in our cosmos. Bloody funny, tho, that in Revelations, the 24 elders are observed to be never-endlingly prostrating to the floor, throwing crowns at the feet of the one who SITS upon a throne ~ gravity remains a necessary? Do not question your god ~ Bible says!

[MagenticAdam66]

Rudimentary observation of comsos will confirm that light exists within the dark, and dark exists outside the light; and that death of a star, or death of a galaxy, leads (now supposed via deathly blackholes) to recreation of stars, galaxies. Similar observations will confirm that life springs from death ~ e.g. dead organims feed new life. In heaven, these rules shall not pertain, apparently, and even "Shakespearian artistry" would not be possible, for beautiful tragedy shall be a "NO-NO".

[MagenticAdam66]

Yes, what about those who have never heard? Well, they might for example, be completely ignorant that sin was purportedly brought into the world by the downfall of man to the whims of a TALKING snake, "the most subtil BEAST OF THE FIELD". GOD FORBID ~ The "unlearned" may well have their own idea of "God" and observe that he must be completely harmonic in the balance of cosmic light/dark, good/evil ~ have you ever observed that the venus flytrap employs natural deceit to entrap insects?