Re: Making money from Java

"charles hottel" <jghottel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> What about the uncounted numbers of people that have lived and died
> without ever hearing of Jesus Christ or of even any idea of a messiah that
> will save them from their sins. For example the Indians living in the
> western hemisphere. Are they condemned to hell by accident of the time
> and place of their birth even though they had a rich spiritual tradition
> of their own?


Good question. The short answer is, they're probably lost. It is one of the
terrible consequences of man's decision to sin against God. Here are some
Scriptures:

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through Me." (John 14:6)

And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every
creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not
believe will be condemned." (Mark 16:15,16)

However, there other Scriptures (I'm tired and won't look up all the
references now, but I will later if you want) that indicate that God judges
people based on what they know of His law, and on their heart. The Bible
also declares that God is good and just and full of mercy. Exactly how all
this will play out remains to be seen.

But this is why Christians want to share the Gospel (Good News) of Jesus, to
save as many as possible.
--
Judson McClendon judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove zero)
Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."


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