The Hopelessness of the Unevangelized

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The article is at http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/p...pensees-the-hopelessness-of-the-unevangelized

The points discussed are:
1. Reasons for Challenges to the Traditional View
2. Ruling Out Universalism and Annihilationism
3. Considering Inclusivism
4. Staying within Scripture: The Necessity of Evangelism
5. An Extended Note on Eternal Punishment

 

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The article is at http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/p...pensees-the-hopelessness-of-the-unevangelized

The points discussed are:
1. Reasons for Challenges to the Traditional View
2. Ruling Out Universalism and Annihilationism
3. Considering Inclusivism
4. Staying within Scripture: The Necessity of Evangelism
5. An Extended Note on Eternal Punishment

Many make mistakes here by departing from revealed truth,and failing to properly understand a passage like jn1:9....he does a good job trying to show how to work through the passage here.

John 1:9 says that the Word enlightens every human being. But the context deals with the incarnate ministry of Christ as providing light, and John later shows awareness that the disciples need to be sent in order for the saving effects of that light to be felt (John 20:21–23). Furthermore, the gaining of Christ’s light links with believing in Christ (John 1:9–13; 3:16–21; 8:12–30). We do better to say that John jumps from the old creation at the beginning (1:1–3) to the new creation, dating from the incarnation (1:4–18), than to think that he writes concerning a preincarnate and continuing general ministry of the Word through the light of reason and conscience. Therefore, John 1:9 means that Jesus the Word as preached in the gospel brings the light of salvation to everyone who hears and believes.