Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

So to that, I would say there's no such thing as a good person. Because we're all sinners. So all good people. There's no such thing as a bad person. All good people go to heaven. That's clear biblically. Right. But Jesus says no one is good but God.

So to that, I would say there's no such thing as a good person. Because we're all sinners. So all good people. There's no such thing as a bad person. All good people go to heaven. That's clear biblically. Right. But Jesus says no one is good but God.

so we have a dilemma right all good people go to heaven no one is good but god what does that mean no one's going to heaven so the the issue is is like so this is similar to the question of what do you do with the person who lives on like a random island in the middle of you know papua new guinea and has never heard the god the innocent you know tribes person and the biblical answer is that there's no such thing as an innocent person in that i deserve hell

so we have a dilemma right all good people go to heaven no one is good but god what does that mean no one's going to heaven so the the issue is is like so this is similar to the question of what do you do with the person who lives on like a random island in the middle of you know papua new guinea and has never heard the god the innocent you know tribes person and the biblical answer is that there's no such thing as an innocent person in that i deserve hell

so we have a dilemma right all good people go to heaven no one is good but god what does that mean no one's going to heaven so the the issue is is like so this is similar to the question of what do you do with the person who lives on like a random island in the middle of you know papua new guinea and has never heard the god the innocent you know tribes person and the biblical answer is that there's no such thing as an innocent person in that i deserve hell

Me, Wes Huff, I deserve hell 100% of the time. That's like the wages of sin is death. And that's the language that Paul uses in that I'm like actively working at a job to earn a wage and that's sin and death, right? But the second part of that line is the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus. So the answer to the question is that I think we are both

Me, Wes Huff, I deserve hell 100% of the time. That's like the wages of sin is death. And that's the language that Paul uses in that I'm like actively working at a job to earn a wage and that's sin and death, right? But the second part of that line is the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus. So the answer to the question is that I think we are both

Me, Wes Huff, I deserve hell 100% of the time. That's like the wages of sin is death. And that's the language that Paul uses in that I'm like actively working at a job to earn a wage and that's sin and death, right? But the second part of that line is the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus. So the answer to the question is that I think we are both

worse than we realize and have the potential to do much more good than we realize. However, I am not going to heaven because of anything I've done. I can't do that. That's very clear scripturally. You cannot earn your way to heaven. It's not about doing things. It's not about what I'm doing. It's about what Jesus did.

worse than we realize and have the potential to do much more good than we realize. However, I am not going to heaven because of anything I've done. I can't do that. That's very clear scripturally. You cannot earn your way to heaven. It's not about doing things. It's not about what I'm doing. It's about what Jesus did.

worse than we realize and have the potential to do much more good than we realize. However, I am not going to heaven because of anything I've done. I can't do that. That's very clear scripturally. You cannot earn your way to heaven. It's not about doing things. It's not about what I'm doing. It's about what Jesus did.

And that's why missions existed. That was the motivation. So we were talking about, like, the New Testament is copied like crazy in the early period, these independent writings. Beautiful sacrifice. One of the reasons for that is because they were like, we need to get this out everywhere. Or else these people aren't going to get to heaven.

And that's why missions existed. That was the motivation. So we were talking about, like, the New Testament is copied like crazy in the early period, these independent writings. Beautiful sacrifice. One of the reasons for that is because they were like, we need to get this out everywhere. Or else these people aren't going to get to heaven.

And that's why missions existed. That was the motivation. So we were talking about, like, the New Testament is copied like crazy in the early period, these independent writings. Beautiful sacrifice. One of the reasons for that is because they were like, we need to get this out everywhere. Or else these people aren't going to get to heaven.

But we both deny each other's central truth claims. Like, you would deny the central truth claim that I just articulated, and I would deny yours.

But we both deny each other's central truth claims. Like, you would deny the central truth claim that I just articulated, and I would deny yours.

But we both deny each other's central truth claims. Like, you would deny the central truth claim that I just articulated, and I would deny yours.

Ultimately, I would say God doesn't owe anybody anything. So the assumption is that God owes us our salvation. And I would say that it is more—if God chose just to save Abraham, he would have been more gracious— then we possibly deserve to do that. But he didn't just save Abraham.

Ultimately, I would say God doesn't owe anybody anything. So the assumption is that God owes us our salvation. And I would say that it is more—if God chose just to save Abraham, he would have been more gracious— then we possibly deserve to do that. But he didn't just save Abraham.

Ultimately, I would say God doesn't owe anybody anything. So the assumption is that God owes us our salvation. And I would say that it is more—if God chose just to save Abraham, he would have been more gracious— then we possibly deserve to do that. But he didn't just save Abraham.