Hi Armistead,
God will save those who believe. That is his promise. God has not promised to save the wicked. There are no verses that support that view.
I agree that the verse that you quote apply to the Jews but I don;t see where it applies to the gentiles. Verse 28 disagrees with your assumption since the Gospel is for anyone that will listen but God's covenant with Israel was through Abraham and only applies to the Jews. Notice that verse 28 makes it clear that the Jews are beloved for the sake of the fathers and there is no mention of gentiles.
Unfortunately you again fail to take the verses in context. Please read verses 12-19 which reveal what Paul is talking about.
12Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;
14and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
15Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.
16For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;
17and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.
18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.
Paul is talking about the resurrection of the dead not that all will be saved. Paul even makes an admonition that our faith would be worthless if Christ hasn't risen and that we would still be in our sins. Again your argument falls because the opposite is still correct.
Because if we believe then we are saved. The Gospel is indeed preached to all but those that reject it are condemned. The beginning of 1 Timothy 4 speaks about apostasy. It is clear that the apostates are in great peril. Do you think that those that have a deceitful spirit and the doctrines of demons are righteous in the eyes of the Lord?
Actually Isaiah 45:22 gives you a conditional statement so it does not support UR at all. The condition is "Look" to me (Greek "Panah" which means to turn). The condition is that you have to "turn" (Panah) to God in order to be saved. Again, your argument misses the mark because the opposite is also true. The opposite would be that "If" one doesn't turn (Panah) to God then one is not saved.
Also, verse 25 tells you "who" is Isaiah talking about. Isaiah is talking about the Jews not about the gentiles.
25 But in the LORD all the descendants of Israel
will be found righteous and will exult.
Philipians 2 does not support your position either. Please read verses 12 and 13.
12So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; 13for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
We are to work our (Christians) salvation with fear and trembling. Again the opposite applies.
You have already quoted these verses above and I have already given you my answer above.
Actually, most of mankind has indeed heard the Gospel. Please refer to the following pie chart.
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
It is obvious that the people of the world have made choices . Some have rejected the gospel which leads to condemnation. Some still have not heard so we have to bring the Gospel to them as commanded by the great commission. There would be no reason to spread the Gospel is all are going to be saved at the end.
Children cannot understand, if they die, how will they be saved, through
the cross.
Mankind is sinful. None are saved unless they repent and come to Christ. Christ is the only way, the light. No one can come to the Father unless they come through Christ.
BTW- None of the verses that you have cited above justify redemption after physical death. Again, I ask you, can you point me to any verses that teach that any will be saved after physical death?
Brother, I see that you have chosen a perilious path. As a fellow Baptist I would like to extend my help to you. My pm is open to you.