Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the home of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Every year about this time they have a week-long celebration of aviation which they call AirVenture and it is among the largest in the world.
A few years ago, a man from Nigeria was visiting AirVenture for the first time and he had lost his wallet which contained all his cash, credit cards, and the keys to his rental car. Needless to say he was distraught. He and another pilot looked for his wallet in the places he had been that day but came up empty. The pilot then checked lost and found and discovered the wallet. When the Nigerian gentleman examined the contents of his wallet, he found absolutely nothing was missing. [1]
It has been my experience that pilots are a very trusting and trust-worthy group. A few years ago, another pilot and I stopped at a small airport in Missouri for fuel. There was an aviation fuel pump but no attendant. Instead there was a sign telling pilots to fill up and mail a check to a particular address.
There are many good people in the world such as the pilots mentioned above. My question is: Will these good people go to hell just because they do not believe in Jesus? If your answer “yes”, then why does God place such an emphasis on our actions as well as our beliefs?
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[1] Phillip A. Prossnitz, “The Spirit of Oshkosh”, AOPA Pilot, July, 2014, p. 75.
