[chesley]

So then, did Bowie do the work of the Law? Was it written on his heart? Living in a Western country, did he somehow not hear the word of salvation?

Make no mistake, God will judge, not me, not you. But the visible evidence to my eye is that he did not die in grace.

That said, while I did not personally like his music, not to my taste, he was a very talented musician.

[antidisestablishment]

The verse wasn’t meant to accuse or excuse Bowie, but to answer the virtuous pagan question. I have no idea about Bowie’s spiritual condition and, no, I would not consider him a virtuous pagan.