What will become of the heathen? Will they be saved because of their ignorance?
If ignorance were a basis of salvation, then all should have been left in ignorance, for then all would have been saved. And if the heathen are saved through ignorance, then also all of the babies and children who have died before attaining years of discretion and knowledge, and therefore in ignorance--these likewise should be [...]
How could the repentant thief on the cross go to Paradise THAT DAY with Jesus, when Jesus did not ascend to heaven until forty days after his resurrection on the third day? (Luke 23:43)
Luke 23:43 is often understood to mean that a person goes immediately to heaven at death, but a closer look at the language, context and the rest of Scripture shows that Jesus was giving the thief a promise of future restoration, not describing something that would happen that very day. The key begins with the [...]
Would you please explain what is meant by John 6:44, and does this harmonize with Revelation 22:17, "Whosoever will let him take of the water of life freely"?
Jesus' words, "No man can come to Me except the Father which sent Me draw him," (John 6:44) have long perplexed people. Most churches teach that the Lord wants to save all mankind in this present "Christian" Era. If this true, then why does the Father "draw" so few to Christ? Why does He not draw all [...]
Kindly explain 1 Timothy 2:4-6, "God will have all men to be saved".
1 Timothy 2:4-6, "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." God will have all men to be saved from the death conditions that came upon all because [...]
Is it proper to speak of those who have turned from sin to righteousness as being regenerated or having a regenerated heart? (new creation)
The term "regenerated" is equivalent to the expression of being "born again." There are only two places in the Bible where the expression "regeneration" occurs. In Titus 3:5, it is used to represent the reforming and justifying influences of faith in the Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ; and again, in Matthew 19:28, where it is [...]
What does Malachi 4:2 mean when it says, "The sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in its beams"?
In the prophetic language of the Scriptures, the condition of the race of mankind throughout its entire history in sin and ignorance, suffering and death, is likened to a dark nighttime. "Darkness covers the earth and gross darkness the people" (Isaiah 60:2). Truly it has been a fearful time of darkness in which mankind has been [...]