For the atonement satisfieth the demands of his justice upon all those who have not the law given to them, that they are delivered from that awful monster, death and hell, and the devil, and the lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment; and they are restored to that God who gave them breath, which is the Holy One of Israel.
I have to assume that the salvation of the ignorant heathen is not the same as the exaltation of the righteous. Otherwise we would all be better off in a state of blissful ignorance from which state Christ's atonement saves us automatically. To have knowledge of the gospel is a privilege and a blessing for which we are held accountable but from which can also gain rich rewards. What we believe and what we do matters.
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