If God is salvation (it's what the name of Jesus means), does anyone else believe that many atheist already foun him, but in an impersonal way? Does Romans 2:14 support that?
For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
2006-08-05 10:10:31 · 14 answers · asked by Cyber 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Aren't most atheist's already saved from sin?
2006-08-05 10:34:54 · update #1
To deny Christ is to not receive salvation.
No atheist can!
2006-08-05 10:43:35 · answer #1 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The apostle, in Rom_2:13, had stated a general principle, that the doers of the Law only can be justified, if justification is attempted by the Law. In this verse and the next, he proceeds to show that the same principle is applicable to the pagan; that though they have not the written Law of God, yet that they have sufficient knowledge of his will to take away every excuse for sin, and consequently that the course of reasoning by which he had come to the conclusion that they were guilty, is well founded. This verse is not to be understood as affirming, as an historical fact, that any of the pagan ever did perfectly obey the Law which they had, any more than the previous verse affirms it of the Jews, The main point in the argument is, that if people are justified by the Law, their obedience must be entire and perfect; that this is not to be external only, or to consist in hearing or in acknowledging the justice of the Law; and that the Gentiles had an opportunity of illustrating this principle as well as the Jews, since they also had a law among themselves.
This does excuse unbelievers as the above commentary points out.
2006-08-05 17:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 Thessalonians 1:8 describes the return of Jesus: "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Nobody will be saved by accident.
Matthew 7:21 ¶Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
As for Romans 2:14, the Gentiles didn't have the Law of Moses, but they still had the Patriarchal law. Today, Jew and Gentile are under the law of Christ.
2006-08-05 17:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by flyersbiblepreacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romans 10
2006-08-05 17:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spamandham has a good answer which makes me think.
I have always said this....Earth is heaven for the atheists, they don't need or want to leave(die) to be happt..it seems they try to create happiness here..
ps im not atheist
2006-08-05 17:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by Corey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Athiests are very confused people when it comes to religion. They belive in evolution not God. Is an athiest seeking God, I don't know. Ask an Athiest.
2006-08-05 17:17:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's basically the position of Universalists - all are saved with no requirement to do anything at all on their part, not even to believe in it.
2006-08-05 17:14:54 · answer #7 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
atheists couldn't be saved in a Glad* Freezer bag.
They are biblical scoffers.
read what God says about them. (Psalms 1.1:3)
2006-08-05 17:19:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every soul is under the great care of God whether that soul knows it or not.
2006-08-05 17:17:23 · answer #9 · answered by Celestine N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't quite understand what you're saying. I don't believe in god because in my opinion, he isn't there. How could you be saved by something that doesn't exist?
2006-08-05 17:15:35 · answer #10 · answered by Lauren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists are saved from any kind of superstition. Any.
2006-08-05 17:15:19 · answer #11 · answered by Axel ∇ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋