Jesus said it. If belief was an absolute necessity, then children who die would go to hell. God dispenses both justice and mercy at his pleasure and men will be judged according to the light they were given. If they receive no light, then one may conclude that they would fall into the blind category.
If they were truly blind, they would not have seen the miracle.
Remember, that Jews were being shown signs and the blind man who was healed stated to the Pharisees that Christ did something that only a man of God can do, open the eyes of the blind. (vs.32-33)
Jesus said it. If belief was an absolute necessity, then children who die would go to hell. God dispenses both justice and mercy at his pleasure and men will be judged according to the light they were given. If they receive no light, then one may conclude that they would fall into the blind category.
Holy cow!
Are you kidding!
Belief in Christ is the only way to salvation (Rom.5:1)
Children are saved because they never have a chance to reject Christ and therefore cannot be condemned (Jn.16:9).
As for the heathen, they have a chance to receive Christ, if they respond to God in what He reveals about Himself through nature. (Ps.19, Rom.1).
If they reject God at that point, no more revelation is given, if they want more truth, the Gospel will be given to them in some way.
God wants all men to be saved, and will give them as much truth as man responds positively to.
As for the Pharisees, they rejected the truth shown to them and were damned for it.
So do you admit that Billy Graham does believe in Univeralism?
As, it seems, you do to?