Does The Bible Teach There Is A Second Chance In The Afterlife To Be Saved By Jesus?

[Alfred Persson]

Sure, it would make more sense to comment about the chance sinners have now, ( repent. Acts 17:30.) before they go to the place of transgressors/perdition.


John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Acts 1:25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

A thought experiment. Put yourself in the 1st century. You were one of the 500 who saw the risen Christ, and went forth to the nations to proclaim the good news "He is risen!"

So you speak to a family of 15 (they had large families then), each had departed loved ones recently deceased.

And you explained to them, they could believe in Jesus and be saved, but everyone they love who died, children, mothers, fathers, brothers etc., were damned to eternal punishment because they died unbelievers.

Would they consider the gospel good news? Would that gospel spread like wild fire and conquer the Roman Empire in just a few centuries?

 

[gordon777]

Here is another thought.

If people cared whether others died in eternal damnation, would they stop talking on forums, and do as Christ and the Apostles, to suffer the persecutions they did, leave all behind, until their own lives were taken off of them ?

If they did, they learn to trust in God, and also they learn to not ask what is not scriptural.

Scriptural is how Israel was concluded in unbelief ( blindness from believing) to give belief to the Gentiles.


Romans 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

Romans 11:19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

 

[Alfred Persson]

Here is another thought.

If people cared whether others died in eternal damnation, would they stop talking on forums, and do as Christ and the Apostles, to suffer the persecutions they did, leave all behind, until their own lives were taken off of them ?

If they did, they learn to trust in God, and also they learn to not ask what is not scriptural.

Scriptural is how Israel was concluded in unbelief ( blindness from believing) to give belief to the Gentiles.


Romans 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

Romans 11:19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

A better thought. Omniscient God knew Israel would fail even before He created, so He has a plan to overcome their failure:

26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins."
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,
31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! (Rom. 11:26-33 NKJ)

Same with the church, God didn't trust it to deliver the gospel to everyone although He certainly commanded them to do so.

God knows who loves Him, and that is why He commanded all things will work together for their good, so not one of them will be lost to Satan:

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.
34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written: "For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8:28-39 NKJ)

 

[gordon777]

Omniscient God knew Israel would fail even before He created, so He has a plan to overcome their failure:

26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins."
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,
31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! (Rom. 11:26-33 NKJ)

All Israel was saved, Israel did not fail.

For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel.

Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your seed be called.

Even us, whom he has called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.

I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

A remnant shall be saved.


Romans 9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Romans 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

 

[gordon777]

Same with the church, God didn't trust it to deliver the gospel to everyone although He certainly commanded them to do so.

God knows who loves Him, and that is why He commanded all things will work together for their good, so not one of them will be lost to Satan:

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.
34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written: "For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8:28-39 NKJ)

The gospel is delivered to those called, as I just posted.

That is the remnant.

Have a nice time disputing.

 

[Alfred Persson]

All Israel was saved, Israel did not fail.

For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel.

Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your seed be called.

Even us, whom he has called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.

I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

A remnant shall be saved.


Romans 9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Romans 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

That's part of the story, in context Paul is lamenting about those who died enemies of the gospel:

11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.
12 Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!
...
25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins."
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,
31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
(Rom. 11:11-33 NKJ)

Concerning the gospel they are enemies, but concerning election they are beloved. God will show them mercy, even enemies of the Gospel. If they repent, of course.

As our LORD said, those who obediently hear His voice in the grave will come out to a resurrection of life because they done good:

28 "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
29 "and come forth-- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. (Jn. 5:28-29 NKJ)

 

[gordon777]

Concerning the gospel they are enemies, but concerning election they are beloved. God will show them mercy, even enemies of the Gospel. If they repent, of course.

The remnant is saved, Jew and gentile.

Not part of the stony it is the whole.


As regarding the rest, they can be saved if they do not abide in unbelief...


Romans 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.




But that is difficult because as told, they sought and seek not by faith.




Romans 9:32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

 

[gordon777]

As our LORD said, those who obediently hear His voice in the grave will come out to a resurrection of life because they done good:

28 "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
29 "and come forth-- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. (Jn. 5:28-29 NKJ)

If we hear now ( as the sheep hear now) we are saved, if not( others/not sheep) never hear( never have faith as I just answered for you.


John 10:25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

 

[gordon777]

That's part of the story, in context Paul is lamenting about those who died enemies of the gospel:

If you think you can be taken seriously by anyone reading on forums, try reading.


It is entirely all of the matter ( even though you deny do not confess) that all are saved, Jew and Gentile, of who are the remnant, by the Spirit of promise and not those of the flesh.



Romans 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

 

[Alfred Persson]

The remnant is saved, Jew and gentile.

Not part of the stony it is the whole.


As regarding the rest, they can be saved if they do not abide in unbelief...

I agree, but you limit the opportunity to believe to the living.

That isn't scriptural.

Many Old Testament Scriptures speak of redemption from hell:

The Second Chance or first chance for many, to believe when dead is implicit in every Old Testament text which speaks of prayers for forgiveness of sin and God's redeeming souls from hell.

Scriptures prove God grants a second chance for life in Hell.

39 `Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. (Deut. 32:39 NKJ)

God kills but also makes alive, He wounds but also heals. That God smites in punishment but mercifully heals is a common theme (Hos. 6:1; Isa. 30:26; 57:17, 18; Jer. 17:14).

"The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up. (1 Sam. 2:6 NKJ)

God makes alive those He killed, brings up from the grave those He put there. That is a second chance.

5 `When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.
…
17 "He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.
20 He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. (2 Sam. 22:5-20 NKJ)

The prophet David could not analogize his troubles to God's salvation from Sheol if he didn't believe it exists.
Even from His Temple far away God hears the plea of those suffering the sorrows of Hell (Sheol), and rescues them from the snares of Death.

10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Ps. 16:10-11 NKJ)

The prophet David speaking by Holy Spirit (Acts 2:30-31) of the Christ professed his belief God would not leave his soul in hell, but would show him the "path of life" and raise him from the dead. Essentially, a second chance for life.

1 I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.
2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.
3 He has put a new song in my mouth-- Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the LORD. (Ps. 40:1-3 NKJ)

God hears David's cry from hell and he saved from hell. That's a second chance.

15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah (Ps. 49:15 NKJ)

Redemption from death is a second chance.

For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? (Ps. 56:13 NKJ)

Deliverance from death is a "second chance".

You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious, That the LORD God might dwell there. (Ps. 68:18 NKJ)

Leading repentant captives of death to heaven that the LORD might dwell among them is a second chance. Compare 1 Peter 3:18-22; Eph. 1:20-23; 4:8-10.

13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.
15 Let not the floodwater overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
16 Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in trouble; Hear me speedily.
18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies. (Ps. 69:13-18 NKJ)

Being delivered from hell after repentance is a second chance.

19 Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
20 You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.
22 Also with the lute I will praise you-- And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed. (Ps. 71:19-23 NKJ)

Redemption from depths of the earth also describes a second chance.

12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
13 For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. (Ps. 86:12-13 NKJ)

The deliverance of a soul from hell is a second chance.

18 This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.
19 For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the LORD viewed the earth,
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,
21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. (Ps. 102:18-22 NKJ)

Releasing "those appointed to death" is a second chance.

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies (Ps. 103:2-4 NKJ)

Forgiving sins then redeeming from destruction is a second chance.

1 I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!"
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
6 The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
8 For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the LORD In the land of the living. (Ps. 116:1-9 NKJ)

Calling upon the LORD to save from hell is what happens during a "second chance."

4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning,
5 then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering.
6 And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain. (Isa. 4:4-6 NKJ)

God purges away sin and self-delusion by the Spirit of judgment and burning. Same process would exist in a "second chance".

"I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes." (Hos. 13:14 )

Ransom from the grave is a second chance.

1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish's belly.
2 And he said: "I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, And He answered me. "Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice.
3 For You cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the floods surrounded me; All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
4 Then I said,`I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.'
5 The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the moorings of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD, my God.
7 "When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple.
8 "Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their own Mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD." (Jon. 2:1-9 NKJ)

Jonah is the perfect example of someone given a second chance.

 

[Consecrated Life]

For what reason would you ever give someone the good news of Salvation in Christ on earth, and then add to that, that there is also a second chance after death?

 

[Alfred Persson]

For what reason would you ever give someone the good news of Salvation in Christ on earth, and then add to that, that there is also a second chance after death?

I wouldn't.

But Peter says God will:

4 In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
5 They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
6 For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
(1 Pet. 4:4-6 NKJ)

 

[justbyfaith]

People who never had an opportunity in life to receive Christ may or may not have the opportunity to receive Him when they stand before Him, being judged.

Those who had an opportunity in life to receive Him; and didn't; shall receive no second chances.

 

[Consecrated Life]

For what reason would you ever give someone the good news of Salvation in Christ on earth, and then add to that, that there is also a second chance after death?

I wouldn't.

Then why are you preaching a second chance after death here?
You don't believe there are ever unsaved people with sincere interest checking out Christian websites .

 

[Alfred Persson]

Then why are you preaching a second chance after death here?
You don't believe there are ever unsaved people with sincere interest checking out Christian websites .

God is hated with cause. The "traditional view of eternal torment" arose from Gentile misunderstanding of Jewish Concepts. Its wrong, and some of the most effective enemies of Christianity, like Charles Darwin who singlehandedly done more damage than anyone I can name, said this:

"In a letter to the American botanist Asa Gray in 1860, Darwin wrote, "I can indeed hardly see how anyone ought to wish Christianity to be true; for if so, the plain language of the text seems to show that the men who do not believe, and this would include my Father, Brother and almost all my best friends, will be everlastingly punished. And this is a damnable doctrine.""

So Evolution is a damnable philosophy that exists because Catholics changed "purgatory" into a damnable doctrine about cleansing those God already has cleansed, and lost sight of "Hades" as the intermediate state where self-delusion and sin are purged away restoring the ability to make a free will choice for or against the gospel, for UNBELIVERS.

God will rescue the vast majority of people who died without Christ.

Charles Darwin, Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Bertrand Russell, Christopher Hitchen and all those other effective workers against Christ may never have turned against God, if the Catholic error about Hell didn't become "the classic view"

 

[justbyfaith]

Clearly, those whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of Life will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone (Revelation 20:15) where they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever (Revelation 20:10) and where there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:41-42, Matthew 13:49-50); which is everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:46).

 

[Alfred Persson]

People who never had an opportunity in life to receive Christ may or may not have the opportunity to receive Him when they stand before Him, being judged.

Those who had an opportunity in life to receive Him; and didn't; shall receive no second chances.

That position contradicts scripture, and makes God unfair because belief or non-belief in Christ are the only grounds for judgment (Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10; John 3:16-18; 5:24; 14:6; 20:31; Acts 4:11-12;1 Peter 2:6-8).

Therefore, only after a definite and formal presentment of the Gospel of Christ is made to a soul fully capable of making an informed and free judgment will God judge the conscious and deliberate acceptance or rejection of Christ.

Because He is fair, impartial and love.

 

[justbyfaith]

That position contradicts scripture,

I didn't see any contradiction between my position and any of the scriptures that you referenced.

Please elaborate further on how you think my position contradicts scripture.

 

[Alfred Persson]

I didn't see any contradiction between my position and any of the scriptures that you referenced.

Please elaborate further on how you think my position contradicts scripture.

People who never had an opportunity in life to receive Christ may or may not have the opportunity to receive Him when they stand before Him, being judged.-You

There is only one name whereby men can be saved:
10 "let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.
11 "This is the`stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.'
12 "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."- (Acts 4:10-12 NKJ)

Therefore, it corollary is true also, "there is no condemnation for anything else, acceptance or rejection of Christ are the only grounds for judgment.

You imply other grounds, that people can be judged without having the opportunity to receive Christ.

 

[justbyfaith]

People who never had an opportunity in life to receive Christ may or may not have the opportunity to receive Him when they stand before Him, being judged.-You

There is only one name whereby men can be saved:
10 "let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.
11 "This is the`stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.'
12 "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."- (Acts 4:10-12 NKJ)

Therefore, it corollary is true also, "there is no condemnation for anything else, acceptance or rejection of Christ are the only grounds for judgment.

You imply other grounds, that people can be judged without having the opportunity to receive Christ.

If a person is given an opportunity to receive Christ as they stand before His judgment seat, for that they had no such opportunity in life, how is that denying that acceptance or rejection of Christ is the only grounds of judgment?