What About the Person who Never Hears About Christ?
What About the Person who Never Hears About Christ? By Matt Auxt Introduction When the discussion of the sovereignty of God or the Doctrines of Grace comes up there is a common question, “What about the person who never hears about Jesus?” in this short blog the goal is to answer that question biblically, theologically, and tenderly. The appeal is one that seems genuinely concerned for the lost, as all Christians should have an innate desire for people who are slaves to sin to be released into the mercy of God’s goodness through faith and repentance. For it is by faith that one is saved and by Christ’s death on the cross that one’s sins are paid for and through the resurrection that the greatest enemy death is defeated. To answer this question the first thing one must do is not to respond emotionally but practice a good hermeneutic by actually going to the Bible. If you were to search the Bible for a phrase like “the person who never hears about God” or “what about the person who ...
