Think of it this way Dave ... when you met your lovely wife, ... was it important to you that, ... at some point, she knew your name ?
So wha are you saying? That God always reveals Himself to a person with an intellectual knowledge of His Name? OR that God will only elect people who are in cultures where the Bible is? That if you are in an unchurched place, you are automatically screwed and God will never choose to elect such a person?
SD
So wha are you saying? That God always reveals Himself to a person with an intellectual knowledge of His Name? OR that God will only elect people who are in cultures where the Bible is? That if you are in an unchurched place, you are automatically screwed and God will never choose to elect such a person?
As you noted with the reference to Saul/Paul's conversion (i.e. getting knocked off your horse), ... God doesn't need our (human) involvement to make Himself known to a person.
It appears that it usually happens that way, ... but, not always.