I'm putting this question in the covenant theology because I see this up to a point like this:
People were saved in the Old Testament the same way they are saved in the new; via faith.
But here is my problem.
I was talking to someone and they asked me if someone can be saved apart from the gospel (i.e. "repent and believe") and I said no.
Then they said "Do you think OT saints were saved by faith?"
"Yes" I said.
Then this person said: "Did they know about Jesus?"
"No" I said.
Then they said "So if someone was born in China at the time of Jesus; they couldn't have knowledge of Jesus obviously...could they be saved?
I started to say "no"....but then I'm wondering....
Does this imply that they can be saved apart from specific knowledge of Jesus? More like a general knowledge of faith in God...sort of like the Old Testament saints had less knowledge....etc.
Can someone help me understand and sort this out?
People were saved in the Old Testament the same way they are saved in the new; via faith.
But here is my problem.
I was talking to someone and they asked me if someone can be saved apart from the gospel (i.e. "repent and believe") and I said no.
Then they said "Do you think OT saints were saved by faith?"
"Yes" I said.
Then this person said: "Did they know about Jesus?"
"No" I said.
Then they said "So if someone was born in China at the time of Jesus; they couldn't have knowledge of Jesus obviously...could they be saved?
I started to say "no"....but then I'm wondering....
Does this imply that they can be saved apart from specific knowledge of Jesus? More like a general knowledge of faith in God...sort of like the Old Testament saints had less knowledge....etc.
Can someone help me understand and sort this out?