Cheryl Schatz

Robin, Perhaps one can say it this way, that every human has an inner knowledge that is placed within himself by God. I think we can all agree that all of us have a conscience. That includes everyone throughout the whole world. Because we are limited as human beings, we cannot know what God is doing inside a person except that He tells us. He told us through Paul in Romans 1:19 that there is knowledge about God within a person and God makes the knowledge evident to each person. Romans 1:19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. In Romans 1:18 we are told that people “suppress the truth”. This shows that people are given (taught) truth by God, but they suppress what He gives them. If I would identify what being taught by God means by what is written in the Bible, I would say that being taught by God is knowledge given and truth given that we can either accept or suppress. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. What I also see is that God has determined to give people enough truth that they will seek God. Acts 17:26–27 26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; While a person in China has not heard the gospel and does not believe in God, I can confidently say that the person has been given knowledge of God within the person and that God is not far from them if they will seek Him and grope for Him. I will answer your other questions in a bit, if not tonight, then hopefully I will get at it tomorrow.