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Originally Posted by SemperFideles  Oh, and right on to this. Now the "bush man" isn't judged for not having a parapet around his roof but he is judged on the moral basis for a parapet. That is, for instance, a man would be judged as not loving his neighbor if he allowed a dangerous condition on his property to go uncorrected. We have a modern equivalent in personal liability when we are wreckless. |
Rich, agreed. But are we right to conclude that the "bush man" stands guilty before God on account of sin even though he has never heard the word of God? This is one of the arguments that atheists love to throw in our face. "How could your God send a person to hell who never heard of Him?" The answer I have always given to the question sounds something like this, "All are guilty before God because all are born in sin. Ethnicity, I.Q. or exposure (or lack thereof) to religious education does not increase or decrease guilt. All are guilty." Explaining the "good news" aspect of the gospel is much harder to these type of folks because they are usually so angry over the first part of their question.