Is Christianity Accessible to All People?

[The Archangel]

No. Christianity is not accessible to everyone.

Edit to finish answer:

Christianity may not be available to everyone. However, I believe there is a path to salvation outside of the religion of Christianity but still through Christ. God found a way to save His elect before Jesus. Should we assume that after Jesus, those doors are now shut? Because it is written:

All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.)
Romans 2:12‭-‬15 NIV

I agree. I also believe that the same path that saved Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Elijah, Ect.... is still open today. We cannot simply assume that those doors are now shut because of the Crucifixion. If God's plan is to keep people out of Hell, that would be counterproductive.

I apologize that I do not have time to write a more detailed response. However, I could not let this pass without saving there is grave theological error here.

Because I am way short on time, I'll just ask IF this is the case, whey did The Apostle Paul preach the Gospel to Jews? If you are correct, there should have been no need for him to do so. Paul clearly sees no other way of salvation for the Jew outside of Christ and Christianity itself.

Blessings,

The Archangel

 

[delizzle]

I apologize that I do not have time to write a more detailed response. However, I could not let this pass without saving there is grave theological error here.

Because I am way short on time, I'll just ask IF this is the case, whey did The Apostle Paul preach the Gospel to Jews? If you are correct, there should have been no need for him to do so. Paul clearly sees no other way of salvation for the Jew outside of Christ and Christianity itself.

Blessings,

The Archangel

Was Elijah Jewish? Was he saved? Did everyone prior to Jesus go to hell?

 

[TCassidy]

Was Elijah Jewish? Was he saved? Did everyone prior to Jesus go to hell?

Every Old Testament Prophet Preached Christ.

Act 10:43 To him (Christ) give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

 

[The Archangel]

Was Elijah Jewish? Was he saved? Did everyone prior to Jesus go to hell?

That isn’t the point at the moment. If you’re correct, why did Paul preach Christ to the Jews? Cross that hurdle first.

The Archangel


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[delizzle]

Every Old Testament Prophet Preached Christ.

Act 10:43 To him (Christ) give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

They preached the promise of the coming Messiah. Hebrews 11 tells us that it is faith that saves. Christians have faith in Christ, Jews obeyed the Law faithfully in anticipation of the coming Messiah (Christ). However, prior to Abraham, what prophets preached Christ (messiah)? They had faith in God...who is Christ.

 

[delizzle]

That isn’t the point at the moment. If you’re correct, why did Paul preach Christ to the Jews? Cross that hurdle first.

The Archangel


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Because many Jews turned to the letter of the law and not the spirit. They no longer believed in faith. The believed in works and legalism. Hebrews 11 explains this.

 

[thatbrian]

1.) No. Romans 10 makes a statement and asks a series of questions. The statement is: "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” The questions that follow are: How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? How are they to hear without someone preaching? The implied answer in the underlying Greek grammar is "they won't." So the preaching of the Gospel is necessary to salvation.

2.) Countless. Too many to count.

Blessings,

The Archangel

It's great when the first answer is the correct answer.

 

[thatbrian]

No. Christianity is not accessible to everyone.

Edit to finish answer:

Christianity may not be available to everyone. However, I believe there is a path to salvation outside of the religion of Christianity but still through Christ. God found a way to save His elect before Jesus. Should we assume that after Jesus, those doors are now shut? Because it is written:

All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.)
Romans 2:12‭-‬15 NIV

So, you are asserting that there are people who will be saved by their obedience to the law. Okay, I would wonder first why Christ had to die if that were the case. Secondly, I wonder where these people are who have obeyed God Law, understanding that to disobey it in one part is to disobey it all.

 

[Yeshua1]

Was Elijah Jewish? Was he saved? Did everyone prior to Jesus go to hell?

God has always saved on the basis of the death of Christ as atoner for sins of the saved, and He always was savinf by Grace alone thru faith alone...
Jews have no OT Covenant left between them and God since time of Christ, so any saved jew must come thru Jesus as their messiah, just as we gentile do!

 

[thatbrian]

Perhaps it is the same way people believed in Jesus before Jesus? How did God save His elect before Jesus?

Through the promise of a Messiah to come. That promise was given to the Jews.

 

[JonShaff]

Through the promise of a Messiah to come. That promise was given to the Jews.

That Promise was Given to Adam and Eve --Genesis 3:15

 

[Yeshua1]

So, you are asserting that there are people who will be saved by their obedience to the law. Okay, I would wonder first why Christ had to die if that were the case. Secondly, I wonder where these people are who have obeyed God Law, understanding that to disobey it in one part is to disobey it all.

I wonder why paul labored so much in both Romans and Galatians than to show to us that none can be justified by keeping the law?

 

[delizzle]

So,you are asserting that there are people who will be saved by their obedience to the law.

No. They are saved because they obeyed the Law with faith in the coming Messiah (Christ). Key emphasis in "faith in coming Messiah". Thus, it is not necessary for me to respond to the comment below. V[emoji116]

Okay, I would wonder first why Christ had to die if that were the case. Secondly, I wonder where these people are who have obeyed God Law, understanding that to disobey it in one part is to disobey it all.

 

[delizzle]

Through the promise of a Messiah to come. That promise was given to the Jews.

Great! So how was the elect saved before that promise was given to Abraham? Enoch? Noah? Ect...?

 

[thatbrian]

That Promise was Given to Adam and Eve --Genesis 3:15

More than given "to" them it was realized, "through" them.

 

[thatbrian]

Great! So how was the elect saved before that promise was given to Abraham? Enoch? Noah? Ect...?

The promise of a Messiah was given immediately after the Fall. Gen. 3:15.

That's gets us far off track of the OP, though. Do you have answers that you would like to share?

 

[thatbrian]

No. They are saved because they obeyed the Law with faith in the coming Messiah (Christ). Key emphasis in "faith in coming Messiah". Thus, it is not necessary for me to respond to the comment below. V[emoji116]

So, now you are saying that salvation comes by faith and works. Okay, but are you a Protestant or a Roman Catholic? I don't like debating Roman Catholics.

You are also asserting that people who have not heard the gospel or the name of Jesus have faith in Him, so I wonder why it is that Jesus gave the Great Commission to His disciples.

 

[Rob_BW]

Sorry, I was being fecicious. Hence the[emoji6].

I'm not normally one to police others spelling, but...

Facetious.

 

[thatbrian]

I'm not normally one to police others spelling, but...

Facetious.

You're that guy! (good thing I didn't write: Your that guy)

 

[kyredneck]

I would assume God can do the same thing today for some isolates islanders...right?

1 And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.
2 And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
10 who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed. Acts 28