What young people beleive about salvation

It’s probably more prevalent than we know. It is based, I think, on what we think is “fair.”

A member of this board just argued in another thread (now closed) that those who never hear the gospel are judged according to how they respond to general revelation found in creation and if they live a “decent” life, that will be credited as righteousness before God. No amount of scripture could persuade him otherwise.

For those who hear the gospel, he argued, they will be judged on whether they accept it or reject it.

Hard to imagine

peace to you

 

What's wrong with Pope Francis? Sorry, I think I'm missing something. Is this linked to the child abuses in Vatican?

 

There's a multitude of things wrong with Catholicism. And Pope Francis is leading them into the antichrist "All roads lead to God" Coexistence movement known as Human Fraternity.

Human Fraternity can be easily googled.

 

Yes, WE know that (or at least we SHOULD know it!), but are we collectively doing all that we can do to such heavily-populated regions such as South Asia where, take India as an example. In this "sub continent is probably the most densely population of terra firma. We do have missionaries who've been working with some of the major people groups, but when a region as as many "minor" people groups which are bunched so closely together so as to having to share their own beds with people they don't even know & whose religion is as varied as the stars in the sky & with an economic system that thrives on keeping the largest of these people groups having to scrape around to even find enough food for only a fraction of their own large family so as to keep what little food they do find from being stolen by their unknown next bed neighbors who've only been taught that their multiplicity of so-called gods who only see these people as being punished for not doing what they don't even know, and as a consequence can't even read a small portion of their own god-less scriptures & hence are eternally damned for existing in such squalor as they've by a multitude of generations that have preceded them & thus can't read even a simple "The" in their own unknown language, I don't think needs to be confined to such a select group of "Elders." Jesus Himself rebuked His so-called know-it-all & WE-are-right-and-You-are-the-Satan-Himself-for-even-working-on-OUR-Sabbath-just-to-heal-that-blind-from-birth-and-hence-is-bearing-the-righteous-punishment-of-his-parents'-sin! How much longer we as His collective body here on earth do we have to reach the unreached because OUR Elders can't be bothered because in their self-righteous judgment think that the color of the carpet that's being offered doesn't conform to OUR tastes, so we're going to exclude you folks for even thinking (Which Jesus Himself taught that the mere thought of a sin is just as bad as actually committing that sin!!) that the current carpet can stay while WE KNOW that our judgment overrides yours, so don't let exit door hit you in the "You Know Know What"!! Selah.

 

If the person was ignorant of the teaching that Jesus is the Second Person of the Trinity, and had been duped by one of the commonly found cults denying His deity, would that disqualify the person from God accepting them just as they were? I do not know the answer, I cannot find support for either side in scripture. But certainly the command to love your God with all your heart seems to require believing Jesus is God. So I am pretty sure your view is correct, but not positive.

 

I'm POSITIVE that maybe you're right about that. Now I know why some think we Baptists are just another cult. But, wait a sec...If I say that I'm POSITIVE 'bout that, I guess maybe I should expect to read some NEGATIVE responses. Is Physics correct that electrons flow from Negative to Positive??? Musta been some wacko who mistakenly thought he was Positive 'bout that.....

 

I think there is a difference in not knowing the truth and flat out defying/denying the truth. I do believe one can be saved and not know Jesus is God but they will come to that realization very shortly after salvation as they study Scripture.

 

Is that not though the work of the Holy Spirit to allow a sinner to now accept and know Jesus is Lord. is very God, as only that Jesus can save them?

 

One cannot hold to the Jesus of say the Way, Mormonism or JW and be saved!

 

True, but there are certain things must hold and agree with, such as deity of Jesus and His physical resurrection!

 

Yes they do, as only that Jesus can save them!

 

How so?

 

No, I don't think so. However, I don't think that they can intentionally DENY that Jesus is God and be saved.

 

And I should have asked the original question better. You hit the nail here. It is ok to not fully grasp, it is not ok to deny. Those are definitely different scenarios.

 

I have accepted Jesus as my savior. I believe in salvation and I believe in the Trinity. I expect to truly understand these things and many other things in heaven.

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.