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From: michael@slovax.UUCP (Michael Longe)
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Subject: Re: Salvation questions
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> Do tribes or cultures who never hear of the Jesus solution also roast?
> ... 
> 		--cosmique muffin (dorothy) 

An oft-asked question (in fact, even my mother once asked it).

Very little info is available in the Bible regarding those who have
not heard the opportunity to hear the Gospel.  Paul mentions laws in
each society, which are broken by the people in each society, in his
letter to the Romans (Chapter 1? I don't have a Bible handy).

As an aside, missionary agencies around the world are taking advantage
of modern communication and transportation to bring the Gospel to all
corners of the Earth.  China and Africa particularly are experiencing
widespread church growth. The "Great Commission" of the Bible is being
carried out today.

The best I can suggest to deal with questions like this which have no
for-sure answers (God chose not to give his point of view), is to base
the *action* of God upon the *character* of God.  If the nature and
personality of God is one of love, grace, redemption, as the Bible
states, then it is probable that He has a plan for those people who
have not heard the Gospel which is in keeping with that nature.  In
that case, what God will do for them may be even more glorious than
what he has done for us! (It's His option.) If the nature of God is
evil towards his creatures (an opinion voiced on this newsgroup), then
it probably won't be any better for us than it will for those without
the Gospel!

The point of relevance is: will we, who have heard the Good News, respond
to His call, or reject Him?

"Each is told his own story..."  Aslan, "The Chronicles of Narnia"


                    Michael Longe'
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