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(on the left), we see a wide range of thought.
On the continuum of consequences, the theology of
Martyn Lloyd-Jones places him firmly on the right hand
extreme. According to Lloyd-Jones, those rejecting or
even merely unaware of the Gospel face eternal
condemnation in hell.
First and foremost we must show men their
condition by nature in the sight of God. We
must bring them to see . . . that apart from
what we do, and apart from what we may have
done, we are all born the 'children of wrath.'
We are born in a state of condemnation; guilty
in the sight of God.2
Speaking of himself before conversion, and of others
in the same position, Lloyd-Jones said, "I was under the
wrath of God and heading for eternal punishment." A
person's acceptance of Christianity's central truth, the
vicarious death of Jesus Christ enables an eternitychanging
reversal. God graciously offers grace, with the
hope that sinners will receive salvation, and turn from
hell to the gift of eternal life.
Each of the next three also used reversal
terminology in describing man's need. The 'sin' of man
gives him momentum away from God and the ideal life.
'Salvation' turns man around, dramatically improving the
quality of life. In contrast to Lloyd-Jones; James
Stewart, Rudolf Bultmann, and Paul Tillich focus on the
need of man, and the benefit of reversal, primarily in
this life, rather than an afterlife.
On the question of the eternal destiny of the
non-believer, James Stewart retained a "reverent