Not only are we made in the image of our Creator, but He has put a knowledge of Himself in each one of us regardless of culture, education, or geographical location. I have long understood this as a result of my belief that the God I serve is a just and loving God. I mean, how could a God who claims to be just and loving make His salvation dependent on acceptance of a gospel that is spread by humans limited by the current means of transportation; what about all the natives who have never heard the name of Jesus? But, it wasn't until this morning during my morning Bible study that I found the Scriptural evidence for that which I had for so long believed in my heart.
It's found in the book of Romans chapter one. Verses sixteen through twenty read: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, 'but the righteous man shall live by faith.' For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 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."
This revelation of God through His created work has been referred to in Spirit of Prophecy as God's second book, and is the method through which God reveals Himself, His divinity, and His power to those who have never been exposed to the Judeo-Christian gospel. It's only the natural action of a God who is by nature just and loving.
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