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Yes. When a person realizes that Christ died for them to redeem them because they are a sinner, they are realizing the key thing. This definitely isn't contingent on reading a single word in the Old Testament, even though I'd recommend it all to anyone in time, after the New.
The NT quotes (and builds on) the OT. Even if one does not know the OT, embracing the NT includes embracing those parts referenced.
Definitely.
Praise be to God for that, because we have "all fallen short" on our own.
I did not know that I even needed a Savior until I learned how OS applied to me personally.
There are indeed many ways to hear the gospel message, including ways that begin with learning (in any manner) that one is more sinful than one already realized. (And all of those also are not the only way, but a way!) Many realize they are sinners in need of forgiveness simply by just hearing that Christ died to save us from our sins.
Yet, nevertheless, it's not our understandings that save us.
God's star dust, which He brought into existence. This is what concerns me about YEC at times: they don't always seem to believe that God can do these things. It's like a lack of faith, at times.
But such will face a dilemma down the road betweenBut, one can realize one needs forgiveness even without having an explanation, just realizing it intuitively, or automatically. So, there are many avenues/beginnings to realizing we need forgiveness. All of scripture is helpful.
Romans chapters 7 and 8. Or 1rst John chapter 1. If we want to help people on this particular challenge, we will best teach from the New Testament on this. People do need those, especially to learn they need to confess sins as they go along.
I agree.Definitely.
But if you don't have a bible, or never read scripture, you can still be saved with faith in Christ, upon hearing the gospel, the message about Christ. And anyone is saved only by having faith in Christ. So, as I know you'll agree, that's not contingent on any amount of knowledge and advanced understanding like about original sin and so on. One can know zero doctrines of any particular denomination. One doesn't have to have a normal IQ or better even. It's not our knowledge or personal virtues that save us.
I'm sure many do. Like those that believe in "America first" even when it is unjust, that is, even when it goes against God's Word.
In this dispensation, I can understand AMERICA FIRST, but only because Israel is currently SECOND on a technicality -- (think dispensationalism).
Ah, the "unjust" attitudes some might have using the political slogan (often by non believers, but sadly also by some believers), to politically say "America First" as a political slogan, which I referred to in my post, is how this can try to justify unjust attitudes against our neighbors that are not acceptable to God, we hear directly from clear scripture:
Um ... I do believe the slogan is AMERICA FIRST -- not AMERICANS FIRST.
Obviously some of the N.T. is allegorical, Regarding "Jesus believe it" bring it on, lets talk specifics. I am not trying to tell people what they should believe, I am pointing out the facts that there are differences of opinion even among scholars as to what should be considered literal as well as what a specific scripture means.
I would not know, science was not my college major.Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't science confirmed we come from star dust?
Yes, you can still be saved. The Church actually signed on to evolution.
