Christians: What happens in this situation?

Question

If a person is born into a place where he is completely shut off from the outside world and never hears about god or Jesus or any of that stuff, does he get sent to Hell for not believing in Jesus? Is it like a speeding ticket, ignorance is no excuse?

Answer 1

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...then why can't that standard be applied for EVERYONE? Do you not see the inconsistency and injustice in your dogma?

Answer 2

A man born or grew up in a place where he never heard of the word of God and do not know anything about the bible, yet no preacher have ever introduced or have never taught in that place to learn about the words of God in the bible is not liable of sinning against God.

That man could not be blamed on that situation. So that when judgment will come upon the return of Jesus to earth to give the final judgment, the said man will be automatically be brought to heaven for eternal life with God. He will enjoy the eternal life in a paradise in Heaven.

But when that man has known about the bible, came to know the existence of God, taught of the words of God, yet he denies to believe it and refuse his faith to God, he will automatically be b rought to hell to suffer the penalty of continuous heat from the lake of fire eternally. Once judgment was done, he could no longer be given forgiveness of his sins although he will repent.

This is according to the bible, New Testament.
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Answer 3

The Bible says that we will all be accountable in accordance to how much we know and what we do about it. You and I, for example, know the Bible and know what we are supposed to do to deepen a personal relationship with Christ. If we don't do anything about it, then we will be judged with a greater gravity than the ones who have absolutely no idea. But they will still be judged, nonetheless.

That is the reason for Jesus' Great Commission: We, as Christians, have to go forth and spread the Good News so that the "ignorant ones" won't be left in the dark on Christ's Second Coming.

Answer 4

Let me hand you some love-covered glasses and once again you can look at that situation. Does this person know what love is? If yes, then they have seen God, if no, then how can that person be judged lacking if no one in the entire world has shown them love.

God loves us all, including the person who has never heard of Him or has been shown love their entire life. Don't you think that someone so unloved would be welcomed with open arms in Heaven? Isn't that what love is?

I know, it's hard for someone wanting to be legalistic to understand love. But you can't legislate love, I'm sorry, God just doesn't do legalism.

Answer 5

I need to start saving some of my answers so I can cut and paste them.

The Bible says that those who seek God will find Him. I believe that no matter where a person is born, he or she has that natural longing for God. Every person has a God shaped vacuum in their soul. If anyone seeks the answer to what fills that vacuum...God provides a way for them to hear the truth.

This is a hypothetical question and we have no way of ever knowing if this does actually happen because you cannot ask someone after they die.

I am not God and I don't know how He works everything out. I just know He does.

Answer 6

situation a million does no longer take position. The little boy could visit heaven. situation 2 The Pakistanian does no longer visit heaven, because he enable the phobia of others convince him from growing a newborn of God. Being afraid to die for the sake of Jesus, became very cowardly of him, and hence he could could pay the consequences for turning his back on the Lord. eternal torment does no longer be properly truthfully worth the suffering he may have lengthy handed by right here in the international. situation 3 Homosexuality is an abomination to God. The boy knew this and did not turn from his sin. ( i'm assuming that he engaged in gay pastime). He became really disobedient to God, and did it any concepts. And he became no longer a newborn of God. little ones of the devil visit the devil's residing house. situation 4 this example isn't sparkling, did this boy interact in sexual sex? He loved the Lord, and that can make him a newborn of God. If he did not interact in gay pastime, and became from that existence type, he could visit heaven.

Answer 7

This happens all the time. There are still many cultures that have never heard of the Gospel of Christ.

We believe that God, knowing the heart of the person, can choose to have mercy on them. Mercy is just as much an attribute of God, as judgement is.

How much of Jesus does an infant know? And yet, we believe they recieve mercy too, if they die...

Same thing.

Answer 8

All people are accountable to God whether they have “heard about Him” or not. The Bible tells us that God has clearly revealed Himself in nature (Romans 1:20) and in the hearts of people (Ecclesiastes 3:11). The problem is that the human race is sinful; we all reject this knowledge of God and rebel against Him (Romans 1:21-23). Apart from God's grace, God would give us over to the sinful desires of our hearts, allowing us to discover how useless and miserable life is apart from Him. This He does for those who reject Him (Romans 1:24-32).
In reality, it is not that some people have not heard about God. Rather, the problem is that they have rejected what they have heard and what is readily seen in nature. Deuteronomy 4:29 proclaims, “But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.” This verse teaches an important principle: everyone who truly seeks after God will find Him. If a person truly desires to know God, God will make Himself known.
The problem is, “there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God” (Romans 3:11). People reject the knowledge of God that is present in nature and in their own heart, and instead decide to worship a “god” of their own creation. It is foolish to debate the fairness of God sending someone to hell who never had the opportunity to hear the Gospel of Christ. People are responsible to God for what God has already revealed to them. The Bible says that people reject this knowledge, and therefore God is just in condemning them to hell.
Instead of debating the fate of those who have never heard, we, as Christians, should be doing our best to make sure that they hear. We are called to spread the Gospel throughout the nations (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8). The fact that we know people reject the knowledge of God revealed in nature must motivate us to proclaim the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. Only through accepting the Gospel of God’s grace through the Lord Jesus Christ can people be saved from their sins and rescued from an eternity apart from God in hell.
If we assume that those who never hear the Gospel are granted mercy from God, we will run into a terrible problem. If people who never hear the Gospel are saved…we should make sure that no one ever hears the Gospel. The worst thing we could do would be share the Gospel with a person and have him or her reject it. If that were to happen, he or she would be condemned. People who do not hear the Gospel must be condemned, or else there is no motive for evangelism. Why run the risk of people possibly rejecting the Gospel and condemning themselves – when they were previously saved because they had never heard the Gospel?

Answer 9

No it is not like a speeding ticket. Why should he be condemned? The gospel of salvation has not been preached to him.

Personal opinion: I think he will be judged in love ... according to how well he followed his conscience
which all of us a re born with.

Peace!

Answer 10

No one is shut off from God,even if they are geographically remote and shut off from know civilization.

He is neither capricious,arbitrary or unfair in any way,and would not condemn one who has never experienced his saving grace due to situational circumstances beyond one's control God is a fair guy.

Answer 11

That is why the Gospel needs to be spread to All the ends of the earth . " For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God ". Romans 3:23