Yes — people who have never been exposed to the Bible can still know God exists because creation plainly reveals His invisible power and Godhead.
Paul writes that what may be known of God is manifest in every person, for God has shown it to them. The invisible things of Him are clearly seen through the things He has made, so the whole human race is without excuse. Les Feldick points to the same truth, saying that even pagans can look into the starry expanse and realize there is a Creator to deal with.
Romans 1:19-20 — This is the Bible's direct answer: God has placed knowledge of Himself in every person and made His eternal power and Godhead visible through creation.
Acts 17:27 — Paul tells pagan Athenians that God is near every person and that they should seek Him, feel after Him, and find Him.
Scripture says people can know God without ever seeing the Bible because God has made Himself known through what He has made. In Romans 1 Paul writes: "Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse" (Romans 1:19-20).
Les teaches that no human being has ever come into life on this planet without the light God has given, and consequently everyone will be held responsible. He emphasizes Romans 1 in this connection, saying that even pagans who have never heard the literal Word of God can look into the starry expanse and realize there is a Creator to deal with. He also says the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to every human being in one way or another.
The Bible says the invisible things of God are clearly seen through the things He has made, including His eternal power and Godhead, so every person is without excuse (Romans 1:20). Les teaches that God speaks to pagans and to those who have never heard the literal Word of God through the effect of nature, and that a person should be able to look into the starry expanse and realize there is a Creator to deal with.
Scripture says God has already showed Himself to everyone, because what may be known of God is manifest in them (Romans 1:19). Les connects this to Romans 10:8, saying the word is nigh every human being and it is there for the taking, yet people refuse to step into the light because it would expose what they really are. That is why no human being has ever entered life without the light God has given, and everyone will be held responsible.
Paul told the Athenians that they should "seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him" because He is not far from every one of us (Acts 17:27). Les uses the altar to the Unknown God as his example: the Athenians had an inkling that there was a God they did not know, and Paul revealed that this God is the Lord of heaven and earth, the One who created everything.
Scripture says the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them (2 Corinthians 4:4). Les explains that our gospel is hid to them that are lost because the God of this world has blinded their minds, and he compares it to Israel and America, where people will not listen or learn because they do not want to know any better.
God's Right to Pour Out Wrath
Les teaches that God will be fully justified in His end-time wrath because the vast majority of people alive during the Tribulation will be Christ-rejecters.
Every Person Has Light
Les says no one has ever entered life without God's light, so everyone is held responsible; the word is near every person, and people refuse it because the light exposes their true condition.
Israel and America Refuse the Light
Les compares Israel and America to show that people can know God's truth but deliberately will not listen or learn because they do not want to know any better.
The God of This World Blinds the Lost
Les explains that our gospel is hid to the lost because the God of this world has blinded their minds, which keeps them from seeing the light.
Creation Reveals the Creator
Les says the grace of God has appeared to all people, and even pagans who never heard the literal Word of God can look at the starry expanse and realize there is a Creator to deal with.
Christ Is the Creator God
Les points out that many people fail to understand that Jesus was the manifestation of the Creator God of Genesis 1, and Satan blinds lost minds so the light of this glorious gospel cannot shine on them.
The Unknown God
Les shows how Paul found an altar to the Unknown God and revealed that this God, who is not far from anyone, is the Lord of heaven and earth and the Creator of everything.
Creation Makes Everyone Without Excuse
Les unpacks Romans 1 to show that God has completely unveiled knowledge of Himself through creation, so the whole human race is without excuse and we must still proclaim the gospel.
Romans 1:19: Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
God has placed knowledge of Himself inside every person, so no one depends on having a Bible to know He exists.
Romans 1:20: For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Creation itself makes God's eternal power and nature visible, leaving everyone without excuse.
Titus 2:11: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
The grace that brings salvation has been made available to every person, even those outside the Bible.
Acts 17:27: That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Even pagan people are told to seek after God because He is near to everyone.
Romans 10:8: But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
The word is within reach of every person, so no one can claim it was out of reach.
2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
This explains why many people who have access to the light still do not see it.
Yes. Romans 1 says that what may be known of God is manifest in every person, because God has shown it to them, and His invisible power and Godhead are clearly seen in creation. Les Feldick adds that every human being has the light of God, even if that light is dormant.
Yes. Paul says creation clearly shows God's eternal power and Godhead, so the whole human race is without excuse. Les emphasizes that no one has ever entered life without the light God has given, so all are held responsible.
Les says people refuse to step into the light because it reveals what they are really made of, and the god of this world blinds the minds of those who believe not. This is why Israel and America alike fail to know the truth even though it is available.
Watch the Teaching: Why God Holds Everyone Without Excuse — Romans 1:18-21