If Jesus' crucifixion becomes the reason for men's redemption from
sins, then the question arises what would happen to those humans
who died before Jesus' crucifixion? Then how their sins would be
washed away? Would they all go to Hell?
2007-07-15
15:30:33
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1_800 honesty .. do u think it fair,,,
and if it's for both befor and after ... so now the one that do bad deeds are = to the one that do good deeds,??????
2007-07-16
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update #1
God is just. He judges you from where you are.
2007-07-15 15:33:07
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answered by George 4
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Since the fall of man, the basis of salvation has always been the death of Christ. No one, either prior to the cross or since the cross, would ever be saved without that one pivotal event in the history of the world. Christ's death paid the penalty for past sins of Old Testament saints and future sins of New Testament saints.
The requirement for salvation has always been faith. The object of one's faith for salvation has always been God. The psalmist wrote, "Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him" (Psalm 2:12). Genesis 15:6 tells us that Abraham believed God and that was enough for God to account it to him for righteousness (see also Romans 4:3-8). The Old Testament sacrificial system did not take away sin, as Hebrews 9:1-10:4 clearly teaches. It did, however, point to the day when the Son of God would shed His blood for the sinful human race.
What has changed through the ages is the content of a believer's faith. God's requirement of what must be believed is based on the amount of revelation He has given mankind up to that time. This is called progressive revelation. Adam believed the promise God gave in Genesis 3:15 that the Seed of the woman would conquer Satan. Adam believed Him, demonstrated by the name he gave Eve (v.20) and the Lord indicated His acceptance immediately by covering them with coats of skin (v.21). At that point that is all Adam knew, but he believed it.
Abraham believed God according to the promises and new revelation God gave him in Genesis 12 and 15. Prior to Moses, no Scripture was written, but mankind was responsible for what God had revealed. Throughout the Old Testament, believers came to salvation because they believed that God would someday take care of their sin problem. Today, we look back, believing that He has already taken care of our sins on Calvary (John 3:16; Hebrews 9:28).
2007-07-15 23:03:50
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answered by Freedom 7
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Jesus' death was for all of us, those before and those after. In 1 Peter 3:18-20 Peter states, For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous (Jesus) for the unrighteous (all of us) to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison (those who died before Jesus was here) who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.
Before Jesus came to the earth, people obeyed the patriarchal (their earthly father) rules and then, the law of Moses. After Jesus' death we are under God's grace to obey Him through love, ours for Him and His for us.
2007-07-15 22:44:24
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answered by 4HIM- Christians love 7
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The OT saints were looking ahead to the Messiah that God would send.
John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad." 57 So the Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."
Acts 2:25 For David says concerning him, "'I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. 27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.
2007-07-15 22:35:54
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answered by Martin S 7
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Well, i am a jehovah's witness, and according to my religion, they will live for 1000 years after he destroys all the evil ones, And the righteous ones and the ones that never had a chance to prove themselves will be tested and live for 1000 years when God remakes the earth, back into a paradise.
2007-07-15 22:37:38
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answered by Anonymous
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The Nicene Creed asserts that Christ descended into Hell and offered the gift of salvation to the people who died before his time; do a google search for more info.
2007-07-15 22:32:40
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answered by legi 2
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those who died before Jesus and were righteous will be saved but those who died before him and were not repent-able will perish in hellfire. Jesus came to save us from making those mistakes that those before us made.
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2007-07-15 22:49:02
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answered by Lovely 4
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They will be taught and given freedom of choice as we all have.
2007-07-15 22:34:33
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answered by Honeypea 2
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he died for love and to tech us love and unity.
2007-07-15 22:33:46
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answered by mike 2
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(lyrics) "the Bible tells me so" check it out ! www.biblegateway.com
2007-07-15 22:33:59
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answered by Anonymous
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