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What about those Who Never Got the Chance to Hear about Jesus?

I believe we have made much emphasis on that salvation is found in Christ alone. That there is no one who can or qualifies to grace the heavenly gates except through the One and only Mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus. The good question, however, is what about those who didn’t hear this Good News? I mean those who lived and died centuries before the Messiah came. Or perhaps those who currently live in remote areas where even civilization has not yet visited them. Say, for example, the San people in the Kalahari Desert, the Surma tribe in Ethiopia and the Sentinelese people in the forests of India. The reality on the ground is that those people do not have the chance nor the privilege of rejecting or accepting the news of salvation because they have no one to tell them. So how would the Almighty send such people to heaven since salvation is by Christ alone? Or how can the good Lord send such people to hell punishment while they didn’t get a chance to hear about Jesus i...

“The Gifts of God Are Without Repentance” is Not An Endorsement for Falsehood!

Nothing is as critical to the Christian well-being as the correct handling of Scripture. On the other hand, nothing is as corrupting to a believer’s entire belief system as the careless application of Bible verses. This is certainly true about a certain sect of Christ’s Sheep who are of the opinion that the good Master is so tolerant of lies, sin and falsehood such that He will give men ministry only for Him to leave them to do as they please; commit every sin and teach every heresy. Apparently, the Almighty cannot, He simply does not know what to do with gifted preachers regardless of how they live. Because “His gifts and calling are without repentance.”  I have called this urgent meeting today for us to review and discuss this critical issue. What does it mean that “His gifts are irrevocable”? The verse is found somewhere in Romans 11 , here it goes… Romans 11:28-29 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of t...