Stan, Seriously, have YOU read the Bible??
No one, and I mean NO ONE will be saved without faith in Christ!!
Do you not understand John 3:18?
[18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Earburner said >> "Stan, Seriously, have YOU read the Bible??"
I presume the purpose of the statement was merely to insult me, containing nothing regarding the topic, a common ploy used by left wingers. When they cannot defend the message, the resort to attacking the messenger. :-(
Earburner said >> No one, and I mean NO ONE will be saved without faith in Christ!!
Do you not understand John 3:18?
You apparently do not understand the Biblical doctrine of vicarious atonement.
It starts way back there in the oldest book of the Bible in Job 1:
"4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day . . When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually."
The righteousness of Job extended to his entire family. Job's sons did not offer a sacrifice on their own behalf, but Job vicariously did it on their behalf. Much like the temple sacrifice, that vicariously provided atonement for all of Israel.
The same principal applies their spouse is not a believer? Will they be together in Heaven?
Jesus said of husband and wife, "they are no longer two, but one". Since they are no longer two, they cannot be separated.
The essence of our faith is founded upon John 3:16, wherein "whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life" but "he who does not believe has been condemned already". But God has made an exception is made in the case of a non-believing spouse being jointed as one to a believing spouse.
God first and foremost supports the eternal unity between husband and wife, and He is not going to tear apart the unity He created. Belief infuses the entire unified being. From His perspective, God is more than willing to suspend His foundational rules in favour of maintaining the unity He created between husband and wife, as part of His eternal plan. So even if one spouse is a non-believer, to rescue that unity God says: "The unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy." 1 Corinthians 7:14
The belief of one spouse sanctifies (makes holy) not only the unbelieving spouse but also extends to the children of such union. The same applies to Israel, the wife of YHWH. He and his wife Israel are a single inseparable unity.
Studying the Bible is not a mere cherry-picking diversion, but it must be studied within the context of the ENTIRE Scripture.