Re: Has the entire earth already heard the gospel?
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Originally Posted by Sister
So was Paul laying when he said that every creature under heaven had heard the gospel? According to your thesis.. he meant only the KNOWN WORLD and yet in the scriptures after he makes this statement we find people who had NOT YET heard "if there be any Holy Ghost"
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Exactly!
I said the same thing:
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Originally Posted by mfblume
Was the gospel preached to literally every creature under heaven and to all the world in Paul's day? No. But does that make Paul a liar? No. It simply reveals that when the bible talks about every creature and all the world actually means THE THEN-KNOWN WORLD.
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...MY THOUGHTS, ANYWAY.
"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
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