““Are the moral adherents to the Are the moral adherents to the African traditional religions, virtuous African traditional religions, virtuous

Hindus, and Buddhists really outside a Hindus, and Buddhists really outside a saving relationship to God? Do saving relationship to God? Do

Muslims and Jews – who know the Muslims and Jews – who know the God of Abraham and follow his God of Abraham and follow his

commands – need to hear the gospel? commands – need to hear the gospel? No other issue is so defining of the No other issue is so defining of the contemporary religious landscape.”contemporary religious landscape.”

~ Timothy Phillips~ Timothy Phillips

““In the realm of the political and In the realm of the political and social and economic we can be social and economic we can be

sufficiently certain to convert, but in sufficiently certain to convert, but in the realm of religion there is not the realm of religion there is not

sufficient certainty to convert sufficient certainty to convert anybody, and therefore there can be anybody, and therefore there can be

no conversions in religions.”no conversions in religions.”

~ Gandhi~ Gandhi

““If Jesus was literally God incarnate, If Jesus was literally God incarnate, the second Person of the holy Trinity the second Person of the holy Trinity

living a human life, so that the living a human life, so that the Christian religion was founded by Christian religion was founded by God-on-earth in person, it is then God-on-earth in person, it is then

very hard to escape from the very hard to escape from the traditional view that all mankind traditional view that all mankind

must be converted to the Christian must be converted to the Christian faith.”faith.”

~ John Hick, Liberal Theologian~ John Hick, Liberal Theologian

extra ecclesiam nulla salusextra ecclesiam nulla salus

““Outside the church there is no Outside the church there is no salvation.”salvation.”

~ Catholic Doctrine~ Catholic Doctrine

““Shameful is the presumption of Shameful is the presumption of those who dare throw heaven open those who dare throw heaven open

to the unbelieving.”to the unbelieving.”

~ John Calvin~ John Calvin

““It should be clear that if God has It should be clear that if God has placed people in situations where placed people in situations where

they will never hear the gospel, it is they will never hear the gospel, it is simply because he does not intend simply because he does not intend

for them to be saved.”for them to be saved.”

~ Loraine Boettner~ Loraine Boettner

““If there be anywhere a soul feeling If there be anywhere a soul feeling after God, following the night of after God, following the night of

nature and of conscience, in hope nature and of conscience, in hope and faith that the Great Unknown will and faith that the Great Unknown will somehow give more light, and lead somehow give more light, and lead

to life and blessedness, we may to life and blessedness, we may safely leave such to His fatherly safely leave such to His fatherly

care.”care.”

~ Arthur T. Pierson, Missionary~ Arthur T. Pierson, Missionary

““Living by the Bible means Living by the Bible means assuming that no one will be saved assuming that no one will be saved apart from faith in Christ, and acting apart from faith in Christ, and acting

accordingly.”accordingly.”

~ J.I. Packer~ J.I. Packer

““I myself cannot doubt that there I myself cannot doubt that there may be those who, while never may be those who, while never

hearing the gospel here on earth, hearing the gospel here on earth, will wake up, as it were, on the other will wake up, as it were, on the other side of the grave to worship the One side of the grave to worship the One in whom, without understanding it at in whom, without understanding it at

the time, they found the mercy of the time, they found the mercy of God.”God.”

~ Norman Anderson, Princeton ~ Norman Anderson, Princeton TheologianTheologian

““The question is not whether the The question is not whether the unevangelized know Jesus, but unevangelized know Jesus, but

rather, whether he knows them. God rather, whether he knows them. God does not care about the content of does not care about the content of our theology, only the direction of our theology, only the direction of

our faith.”our faith.”

~ Clark H. Pinnock, Theologian~ Clark H. Pinnock, Theologian

““The very concept of an eternal hell is an The very concept of an eternal hell is an insult to the Christian doctrine of God’s insult to the Christian doctrine of God’s sovereign love. No worse insult could sovereign love. No worse insult could

be offered to Christ and no blasphemy of be offered to Christ and no blasphemy of God could go deeper than this. God’s God could go deeper than this. God’s name has been libeled beyond belief name has been libeled beyond belief

even by those who sincerely think they even by those who sincerely think they know Him, love Him, and serve Him. Yet know Him, love Him, and serve Him. Yet

an idol they serve, not the God of the an idol they serve, not the God of the Christian faith.”Christian faith.”

~ Nels F.S. Ferre, Theologian~ Nels F.S. Ferre, Theologian

““We do know that no man can be We do know that no man can be saved except through Christ; we do saved except through Christ; we do not know that only those who know not know that only those who know

him can be saved through Him.”him can be saved through Him.”

~ C.S. Lewis~ C.S. Lewis

““If God would concede to me His If God would concede to me His omnipotence for 24 hours, you omnipotence for 24 hours, you would see how many changes I would see how many changes I

would make in the world. But if He would make in the world. But if He gave me His wisdom too, I would gave me His wisdom too, I would

leave things as they are.”leave things as they are.”

~ J.L. Monsabre~ J.L. Monsabre

““Will all or some people who do not Will all or some people who do not hear the gospel be saved in the end hear the gospel be saved in the end of time? In a sense, of course, we of time? In a sense, of course, we have no way of knowing just what have no way of knowing just what the future will hold. This is what is the future will hold. This is what is distinctive about the future, that we distinctive about the future, that we

have not yet experienced it.”have not yet experienced it.”

~ Millard J. Erickson, Theologian~ Millard J. Erickson, Theologian

““It is through the Catholic Church It is through the Catholic Church alone, which is the all-embracing alone, which is the all-embracing

means of salvation, that the fullness means of salvation, that the fullness of the means of salvation can be of the means of salvation can be

obtained.”obtained.”

~ Vatican II~ Vatican II

““The message of Christ must be The message of Christ must be heard by every religion, including heard by every religion, including

the Christian ‘religion’.”the Christian ‘religion’.”

~ Karl Barth~ Karl Barth

““Life can only be understood Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived backwards; but it must be lived

forwards.”forwards.”

~ Soren Kierkegaard~ Soren Kierkegaard

““It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it don’t want to be there when it

happens.”happens.”

~ Woody Allen~ Woody Allen

““We die only once, and then we We die only once, and then we are judged.”are judged.”

~ Hebrews 9:27 (CEV)~ Hebrews 9:27 (CEV)

““All people have disobeyed All people have disobeyed God, and that’s why he treats God, and that’s why he treats

them as prisoners. But he does them as prisoners. But he does this, so that he can have mercy this, so that he can have mercy

on all of them.”on all of them.”

~ Romans 11:32 (CEV)~ Romans 11:32 (CEV)

““Therefore just as one man’s Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation trespass led to condemnation

for all, so one man’s act of for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to righteousness leads to

justification and life for all.”justification and life for all.”

~ Romans 5:18 (NRSV)~ Romans 5:18 (NRSV)

““He is the atoning sacrifice for He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our our sins, and not only for our

sins but also for the sins of the sins but also for the sins of the whole world.”whole world.”

~ 1 John 2:2 (NIV)~ 1 John 2:2 (NIV)

““The true light, which The true light, which enlightens everyone, was enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.”coming into the world.”

~ John 1:9 (NRSV)~ John 1:9 (NRSV)

““Enter through the narrow gate; Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road for the gate is wide and the road

is easy that leads to is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many destruction, and there are many

who take it. For the gate is who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few leads to life, and there are few

who find it.”who find it.”

~ Jesus, Matthew 7:13-14 ~ Jesus, Matthew 7:13-14 (NRSV)(NRSV)

““Only Jesus has the power to Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only one save! His name is the only one

in all the world that can save in all the world that can save any one.”any one.”

~ Acts 4:12 (CEV)~ Acts 4:12 (CEV)

““And all who believe in God’s And all who believe in God’s Son have eternal life. Those Son have eternal life. Those who don’t obey the Son will who don’t obey the Son will

never experience eternal life, never experience eternal life, but the wrath of God remains but the wrath of God remains

upon them.”upon them.”

~ John 3:36 (NLT)~ John 3:36 (NLT)

““I am the way, and the truth, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me.”the Father but through me.”

~ Jesus, John 14:6 (NASB)~ Jesus, John 14:6 (NASB)

““Anyone who denies the son Anyone who denies the son doesn’t have the Father either. doesn’t have the Father either. But anyone who confesses the But anyone who confesses the

Son has the Father also.”Son has the Father also.”

~ 1 John 2:23 (NLT)~ 1 John 2:23 (NLT)

““God has given us eternal life, God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. So and this life is in his Son. So

whoever has God’s Son has life; whoever has God’s Son has life; whoever does not have his Son whoever does not have his Son

does not have life.”does not have life.”

~ 1 John 5:11-12 (NLT)~ 1 John 5:11-12 (NLT)

““No one can please God without No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists must have faith that God exists

and rewards those who seek and rewards those who seek him.”him.”

~ Hebrews 11:6 (TEV)~ Hebrews 11:6 (TEV)

““If you were blind, you would If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say have no sin; but since you say

‘We see,’ your sin remains.”‘We see,’ your sin remains.”

~ John 9:41 (NASB)~ John 9:41 (NASB)

““Anyone who calls on the name Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But of the Lord will be saved. But

how can they call on him to how can they call on him to save them unless they believe save them unless they believe

in him? And how can they in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never believe in him if they have never heard about him? An how can heard about him? An how can

they hear about him unless they hear about him unless someone tells them?”someone tells them?”

~ Romans 10:13-14 (NLT)~ Romans 10:13-14 (NLT)

1 + 1 + 1 = 11 + 1 + 1 = 1

1 x 1 x 1 = 11 x 1 x 1 = 1