wayword said:
Uh, what about men who lived before the Bible was written?
Men such as Noah, Enoch, Abraham, all lived before the Bible was written, like everyone else, they were justified by faith in Christ as it was revealed to them.
wayword said:
What about those who never read the Bible?
That's why they have gospel tracts. You can get them at
http://www.chick.com .
Seriously, if someone want's to learn about the truth, and has a sincere desire to get to the bottom of all the lies - they will find the truth.
The Bible says 'seek and ye shall find' - Jesus said that. If someone is poor in spirit, and has a hunger for truth and wants to live right before God, they are going to connect with the Truth. That is how the Father draws people to Jesus Christ. I'm sure God is trying to connect with everyone, it's up to people if they want to connect with God.
wayword said:
Like all the Native Americans (many ironically
slaughtered by Christians)? Or some kid who dies at age 2?
Kid is below age of accountability and can not be held morally accountability for his/her actions and therefore can not sin. Jesus loves children. Therefore, children are safe with Jesus.
Native Americans ditto - someone wants to find the Truth and is a Native American, then there will be some revelation. Faith in the finished work of Christ isn't necessarily restricted to rote memorisation of the sinner's prayer or viewing a Passion DVD.
wayword said:
Face it, the Bible was just an ethnocentric, geocentric piece of ancient Jewish propaganda. It was not necessarily meant to apply to everybody or the whole planet 2000 years later or 2000 years earlier.
That is just ignorant. I've read the bible, I've connected with the God which inspired the Bible and I understand it as a coherent book that can be applied through any generation.
And, Israel was not above the law. Israel proved that all religions cant work. Religion as a concept is human's effort to obey laws and regulations to please God. So, God gave the Israelites the 10 commandments, and laws to live by. Guess what? They failed miserably and thus a Saviour was needed.
You see that's the point. We are all sinners - and there is no ethnocentric, or geocentric component to sin. No religion can save people, because, the best people that God choose failed miserably keeping the law.
Thus, Jesus' perfect life, being the law-keeper, and not in any point of His life breaking any law, died for our sins, and since that time, God let the Romans destroy the Temple since animal sacrifice was no longer necessary as Jesus had paid the price for all sins and the curse of the Mosaic law was broken.
wayword said:
Which kinda discredits its claim that Jesus is the "only way."
There is nothing that can discredit that claim. Prove it.