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To: SoothingDave
Well for the most part I agree with you except I believe that God being Who HE is will bring that person who is (by the prompting of the Holy Spirit)seeking after Him to a saving faith in Jesus. I have heard stories of Divers finding tracts in artifacts at the bottom of the ocean. Of bibles falling out of the sky only later to find out that it was tossed out of an airplane. of missionaries being blown off course and finding a remote tribe never before seen and leading them to faith in Jesus Christ as savior. If someone will follow God far enough he will lead them to a saving faith in Jesus.
however since God is Soverign He has the Ability to control any circumstances and change them.
So your supposition that there could be "certain Circumstances" is I believe impossible!
200 posted on 06/21/2006 10:18:00 AM PDT by Texas Patriot (Remember.... The Alamo, never forget HOORAHH!!!!!)
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To: Texas Patriot
If someone will follow God far enough he will lead them to a saving faith in Jesus.

I agree. Even if they remain ignorant about Jesus. Cause it's about the heart being moved by, and responding to God, not about accepting the truthfullness of a historical narrative or a salvational proposition.

however since God is Soverign He has the Ability to control any circumstances and change them. So your supposition that there could be "certain Circumstances" is I believe impossible!

You are basically saying that if God chooses to save a savage with no way of knowing about Jesus, the savage will by some quirk of circumstance become in possession of a Bible or somehow gain the knowledge required.

(The "quirk" of course being planned by God.)

I think that if God chooses to save a savage He will save a savage. Knowledge on the savage's part is not a prerequisite to salvation.

SD

204 posted on 06/21/2006 10:23:18 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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