Is salvation fair?

I am trying to understand this? or at least try to understand your belief on this regard. "While obeying the Gospel call is the singular way to heaven" I agree with this. I also agree with the belief that all have sinned and none is spotless. With the exception of Jesus Christ. so all are fallen, all are dambed. Unless, unless they accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

So my question is: Does God place people in remote areas of the world where he knows they will never hear of Jesus Christ and expect to damb them for that? If the ansewere is yes, then the fallow up question is: Does God provide provisions for the Atonment to take place upon those peoplse life? How do they accept Jesus Christ. Or does God pick and choose who he wants to get the "chance" to be saved. I am aware of John 3:16, i think hes talking about the whole world, all people in this scripture. So how does the Atonment have a chance to take hold of all who have ever lived on his earth?

Jason,

Thanks for your comments thus far. I will respond to each of them as I have opportunity.

You asked, "Does God provide provisions for the Atonment to take place upon those peoplse life?" in reference to those who will never hear of Jesus Christ.

We agree that there is no salvation apart from Christ. We can't expect God will declare any person righteous before Him simply because they were ignorant of the Gospel. The normal pattern is declaration of the gospel followed by belief and repentance. God is certainly able to reveal Himself clearly to anyone He pleases. So you might say that people who have no knowledge of the Gospel have no "chance" apart from God's direct intervention to reveal Himself and the way of salvation.

You also asked, "Or does God pick and choose who he wants to get the 'chance' to be saved?" The answer to this will likely be determined by your understanding of God's sovereignty, and I'll save that for another discussion.

David,

Thanks for the reply. I like your blog. I think your a nice guy. You will probably do wonderfull things in life. I ask questions not only for my self but to alow your self to rais the questions as well.

I agree with every thing you just shared. I also dont think people will be able to clame ignorance and excpect to be saved on those grounds- Knowing that salvation comes from Christ alone. You added- "So you might say that people who have no knowledge of the Gospel have no "chance" apart from God's direct intervention to reveal Himself and the way of salvation." It brings up the question, so does God reveal him self to ALL at some given time in a persons life where they are given the oportunitie to accept Christ as thier Lord and Savior? If not? then are there other ways the Atonment might have hold upon a persons life? Is the Atonment infinate, and what exactly does that mean? (This opens up the notion that Children are ignorent-witch they are- but does God damb them to hell because they are ignorent? dont they get the opertunity to accept Christ? Its my personal beliefe that he doesnt damb children and that threw the Atonment they are made clean. How exactly all the mechanics of the Atonment works i am not sooper sure, but i do know it does). From my understanding there is no pasage of individual scripture that comes out and sais that God does not give every one a "chance" to accept Christ. also on the other hand there doesnt apear to be a scripture that directly sais the oposite and that he does give every one a chance to accept Christ. I think you have to look at the scriptures over all to get the big picture. and if you beleive God is a just God then "reason" would dictate that he would offer the Atonement to every one freely (the Atonment is not free, Christ did pay a price for it) and equaly, with out respect to thier race, thier age, thier location.

My understanding of God's Sovereignty: (I am interested in reading what you write) It is my beliefe that God is God. God is the creator of all and ruler of all. He not only makes the rules but he created them and if he wanted he could probebly even change them. I guess you could say, what he sais gose. End of question. Our understanding is limited compaired to Gods. Why he does some of the things the way he does, I dont know? =) but i have faith that he does. I hold to my faith because i know that I dont know every thing. nor do i wish to pretend to. But in the end, what God sais is Law.

David, I have appreciated your blog. It has helped renew my faith. I wish you the best in all that your doing. God bless you!

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This world is like a burning building. God came in and said "Come on the building is on fire dude you're going to be killed hurry up and follow me if you want to live" But people dont listen they just sit there and go down with the building thinking they are fire proof. Thats what people are like who reject Jesus.

In 2nd Peter 3:9 it says " The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentence." (NIV)

This is saying that God gives everyone a chance to accept the Gospel and Jesus, no matter what.