Doulos of the Kurios

In the religion of Jesus Christ, there are clusters even on earth too heavy for one man to carry; there are fruits that have been found so rich that even angel lips have never been sweetened with more luscious wine; there are joys to be had here so fair that even cates ambrosial and the nectared wine of Paradise can scarcely excel the sweets of satisfaction that are to be found in the earthly banquets of the LORD. I have seen hundreds and thousands who have given their hearts to Jesus, but never did I see one who said he was disappointed with Him, I never met one who said Jesus Christ was less than He was declared to be. When my eyes first beheld Him, when the burden slipped from off my heavy-laden shoulders, and I was free from condemnation, I thought that all the preachers I had ever heard had not half preached, they had not told half the beauty of my LORD and master. So good! So generous! So gracious! So willing to forgive! - Charles Spurgeon, Autobiography  

When I took Christian Theology 2, a discussion question was, "What about those who have never heard the gospel? Further, what about children who die in infancy?" The following is my answer: In answering the first question, my writing falls under two heads, what logic and Scripture must tell us about the person who has never heard the gospel, and what logic and Scripture must tell us about the God who saves sinners. What Logic And Scripture Tell Us About The Ignorant Sinner It seems dreadfully unfair of God to judge someone who has never had the opportunity to repent. It is, after all, the duty of God to save sinners, isn't it? First off, this phrase I have used, "Ignorant Sinner" is not an accurate one. Paul tells us in Romans that what may be known about God is quite plain to them. Strikingly, Paul says "His invisible attributes" and "His eternal power and Godhead" are things of which all men are familiar with. We are led to beli

     The gospel to the Christian is a thing of power. What is it that makes the young man devote himself as a missionary to the cause of God, to leave father and mother, and go into distant lands? It is a thing of power that does it—it is the gospel. What is it that constrains yonder minister, in the midst of the cholera, to climb up that creaking staircase, and stand by the bed of some dying creature who has that dire disease? It must be a thing of power which leads him to venture his life; it is love of the cross of Christ which bids him do it. What is that which enables one man to stand up before a multitude of his fellows, all unprepared it may be, but determined that he will speak nothing but Christ and him crucified? What is it that enables him to cry, like the war-horse of Job in battle, Aha! and move glorious in might? It is a thing of power that does it—it is Christ crucified. And what emboldens that timid female to walk down that dark lane in the wet evening, that she may g