This brings me to the thoughts I had about the conversation of the radio.

The host of the radio program was holding the view which I hear a host of others saying they believe in (including what I say to myself, and others, when I feel the opportunity lends itself to) ...as we would think is clearly written in the Bible.

But, the caller seemed to share a view which I've heard to be an ever increasing popular view.  The caller said that he believed that Jesus died for our sins, and that salvation is through Jesus ...but, that a person did not have to acknowledge that as true ...that it was enough that Jesus did it, and that in itself was everyone's salvation, whether they believed it or not.

Now, I don't believe that a miracle has to be logical ...as in a sense, I don't believe any miracle is logical.  But, I believe in a sense that there is a logical reason behind every miracle ...not in a sense that the explanation would make it non-miraculous, but that God's reason for a miracle is not going to be void of logic. Miracles are not so commonplace that they cannot be called miracles, and when they occur ...it makes sense that God has a reason for performing them.

Am I getting off subject with the mention of miracles?? Perhaps ...but, perhaps not!!

Miracles are things that stand out more, but the truth is that God does many common things we don't acknowledge.  We may think it's a miracle that He loves us ...but, believing that Jesus is our Savior should be more than adequate admission and evidence within our hearts that Jesus loves us.

So, we acknowledge that Jesus died on the cross for us ...yet, if we believe like the radio caller seemed to believe ...it would suffice that He did it, not that we believe that He did it. Yet, logically, and looking to His love for us, why would not Jesus have placed Himself in Abel's position ...and then having been killed by Cain, all people from thereafter would be saved? And there would be no need for a Flood, nor any of the other numerous painful and severe interventions?? 

Or for that matter, if it is the insane insinuation of those like me ...who say there is also a Hell, which so thoroughly bothers many of you, then in you suggesting there is no Hell, wouldn't that also suggest there is nothing to be saved from (that future hope being for everyone), and why then would it even have to be necessary for Jesus to die??  Or for that matter, why would it be necessary that He even come to earth ...neither His life nor death being that significant??