Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!sun-barr!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: v111hfq3@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: 2/12/90 God's Promise in Ephesians 2:8 Message-ID: Date: 12 Feb 90 10:07:06 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Academic Computing Services, University at Buffalo Lines: 27 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Ephesians 2:8 [This is a response to a question about whether people can be saved who have not heard of Christ. In response to a previous posting, I commented that Christians hold a variety of views on this subject. I mentioned specifically the Catholic idea of "anonymous Christians", who have responded to Christ in their hearts even though they don't know him by name. But I said >Many Protestants however are very suspicious over this whole line or >reasoning. It seems to challenge the crucial role of faith in >salvation. --clh] I doubt that many Protestants are very suspicious... :) Romans 2:14> for when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the Romans 2:14> things of the Law, these not having the Law, are a law to Romans 2:14> themselves, Romans 2:15> in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, Romans 2:15> their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately Romans 2:15> accusing or else defending them, Romans 2:16> on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the Romans 2:16> secrets of men through Christ Jesus.