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Show GOD'S ANSWSERS TO ' MAN'S QUESTIONS SIN Are not some sinners worse than others? Undoubtedly they are, but we must not compare ourselves with others. People who do that are not wise. We will not be judged in comparison with others but in the light of God's holiness and perfection. Romans 2:1-3; II Corinthians 10:12 Will all sinners suffer the same punishment? No! All who die in their sins will spend eternity in hell. However, there will be degrees of punishment, depending on the opportunities a man has had to be saved and the sins he has committed. Matthew 11:20-24 What about the heathen who has never heard the Gospel? God has revealed Himself to all mankind in creation as well as in conscience. If a heathen lived up to his knowledge, God would send him further light so that he might be saved. But the heathen has rejected the knowledge of the true God and has 'worshiped idols of wood and stone. Therefore, he is without excuse. Romans 1 :20 Without Christ the heathen is lost, and that is why Christian missioneries go into all the world with the Gospel. I). F. Shelley Beryl, Utah 84714 |