Is Salvation fair?

Ask NT Wright Anything

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, History

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🗓️ 25 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Who can be saved? What about those who have never heard the gospel? Do Christians earn rewards in heaven and what does God’s wrath really mean at the cross? Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle some of the most challenging and emotionally charged questions in Christian theology. They explore whether Salvation is limited by geography or history, how God’s justice and mercy relate to those outside the Christian story, and why the New Testament speaks about “rewards in heaven” without turning faith into a transactional system. The conversation also digs into the meaning of God’s wrath at the cross, showing why the cross must be understood as both victory over evil and substitution for humanity. This episode invites listeners to hold together faith, humility, mission, and mystery... without easy answers or simplistic formulas. Questions: 01:36 Who Can Be Saved? 11:30 Are There Rewards in Heaven? 19:55 God’s Wrath and the Cross Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.3	Hello and welcome to another episode of Ask Ante Right Anything.
0:39.1	I'm Mike Bird from Ridley College here with... With Tom Wright from Whitleff Hall in Oxford.
0:41.4	And we're here to answer your questions about Jesus, the Bible and the life of faith.
0:47.4	And Tom, the questions keep coming upon us.
0:50.1	We've got good questions this week about salvation.
0:54.4	Is that based on where you're born? the luxury of where you live, heavenly rewards and Jesus and God's wrath?
1:01.8	So this is some, this is some meaty stuff.
1:05.0	Our first question is from John Crump from Dunedin in New Zealand.
1:10.1	I've been to Dunedin. It is lovely. It is gorgeous.
1:13.3	It is great down there. And he's got a good question. I really like this question.
1:18.0	John asks, is salvation available to all humans equally throughout history and by location?
1:26.3	Regarding those alive after Jesus' death and resurrection,
1:30.1	how do we reconcile the responsibilities of Christians through the Great Commission
1:35.0	and Paul's words in Romans 10, 14 to 15, with his words in Romans 1.20,
1:40.9	that God's divine nature has been clearly seen by all and that all are without excuse.
1:48.7	For example, do those who have never heard have a disadvantage at the hands of Christians who have
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