What About Those Guys?

I have had several conversations about whether or not people who have never heard of the gospel will get "a chance" to hear and choose. This question goes to show how so many have such an unBiblical view of man. The question assumes some kind of goodness in man that if he just had a chance, he might just choose God.

This kind of thinking is influencing how preach the gospel. I spoke with a college woman at K-State. She was quite excited at how she managed to lead a woman out of the lifestyle of lesbianism into the lifestyle of fornication (with many men). Now she sees the gospel as leading her to the next stage, which I assume to be fornicating with just one man or atleast not so many.

The truth is, this Christian woman doesn't really believe in the "power of the gospel". If she did, she would share the entire truth about the gospel and not simply say, "Jesus loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." She would share that mankind is under the wrath of God and have no strength to come to Christ. Nor do they want to come to Christ. As long as people share the gospel in this man-centered fashion, do not expect to see many real miraculous conversions.

Dr. White has done 2 sermons on how men know the gospel and respond to it from 1 Corinthians 1. It won't be a popular sermon to listen to, but it will be exegetically based. From the sermon you will learn what man truly is and how God's grace operates in the life of a man. Perhaps if the foundation is laid, then the question of "What about those who have never heard?" will make more sense.