RE: The wrong horse in evolution education

I think it's important to differentiate between, what Peter Ruest calls,
"the OT saints" and what I will call, for lack of a better word, "the rest"
and even then, we can further split "the rest" into pre-Adamites and
"Gentiles" (i.e., non-Israelites)

There is no question about the "OT saints." As Peter writes, they had the
promise and "died in faith." Christ's sacrifice was "retroactive in time."

As Peter points out, Paul comments on the Gentiles in his letter to the
Romans but I still am not sure what this meant. The passage implies that the
action of some Gentiles was evidence that God, somehow, worked in their
hearts (common grace?). I had not thought of Melchizedek in that context.
He's always been sort of shadowy person to me, somebody who appeared once in
the OT. The passage in Hebrews that refers to him is puzzling to me.

Now, if pre-Adamites are defined as not having been able to know right from
wrong, can it be argued that they will not inherit eternal life?

The Lord has risen indeed!

Chuck
Received on Sun Apr 16 17:09:20 2006