At this present time, to be saved in the here and now, yes "People need to accept the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved".
In the past, before the gospel was presented, that's another question.
And I would add, that in the same way, God may have his own at the present time
that have a saving relationship with him, who have never heard the gospel.
However, this is only a theory. There is not much to base it on, other than
the principle that applies to the Patriarchs. Perhaps they will receive
in the same way they did. How did they from your perspective?
Could I get an acknowledgement from you on that?
In the past, before the gospel was presented, that's another question.
And I would add, that in the same way, God may have his own at the present time
that have a saving relationship with him, who have never heard the gospel.
However, this is only a theory. There is not much to base it on, other than
the principle that applies to the Patriarchs. Perhaps they will receive
in the same way they did. How did they from your perspective?
Could I get an acknowledgement from you on that?
1 Peter 3 KJV
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
Who are the spirits in prison that Jesus went to preach to after He was put to death ? Some of those spirits having been in that prison since the days of Noah...... I put it to you that God went to hell to preach the gospel message to the people who where in hell.. to their spirits the Gospel message of atonement that they had to accept if they where to have eternal life with God in His perfect existence...
So all the spirits since the times of the flood of Noah had to accept the message of the gospel to be Redeemed and that included all the patriarchs..
So i stand again on my belief that Every human being that has ever lived Must accept the Gospel truth of the LORD Jesus Christ to have eternity with God in his perfect eternal existence.. No exceptions..