How do folks in China get to Heaven, If they have never heard of Jesus?

Question

We are depending on you Bible students, tell us God's plan for that contingency. (I vaguely recall Jesus' touching on that subject?)

Dear "lix" - How did they become Christians if they never heard of Jesus?

Wow! - ........

Dear Debra, Thanks, you have saved my sanity.

Dear "quella" - my last question on China got hung up on the percentages; That's when I was told that Northern China is predominantly Christian. -

Thanks, for the great illuminating answers.

Answer 1

The people who sincerely searched for God and tried to lived a life in accordance to His� law written upon their hearts but through no fault of their own never heard the Gospel or had the opportunity to formally enter the Church may be lead into communion by the miraculous intervention of God. "He that has my commandments and observers them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him."(Jn14:21)

Answer 2

Yes, there is grace for those who actually *have never heard*, or through the machinations of their government have been prevented from ever hearing the truth of the gospel.

The individual spouting nonsense about how God hates the Chinese has ABSOLUTELY NO idea what he is talking about. There are more believers in Christ OUTSIDE Europe and the USA than there have ever been in Europe and the USA. Most Europeans are no longer believers; the cathedrals stand empty except for tourists.

There have been multitudes of Chinese Christians (both Catholic and Protestant) for hundreds of years. Remember Eric Liddell, the "Chariots of Fire" guy? He was with Hudson Taylor's China Inland Mission, I believe -- whichever group he was working with, he died in Japanese-occupied China in 1945.

Google "Gladys Aylward" for the story of a woman who spent much of her life bringing the Gospel to China; even when the missionary society wouldn't send her because she didn't have a degree, she saved her own money and went alone in the 1930's because she believed it was her calling to teach the Chinese about the Lord.

The "Cambridge Seven" were a group of star athletes at Cambridge University who gave up promising careers, in order to be witnesses in China.

God loves all in every nation who will respond to His invitation. Many of them have heard, many are coming or have come.

Answer 3

Sorry to tell you but there are Christians in China.
This really isn't one of your more intelligent questions. Its stupid crap like this that gets idiots like Monica (above) and others blaming all the damn worlds problems and evilness on Christians. Chinese people are not cut off from the rest of the world. They do have Christian churches they have heard of Jesus and you idiots are really getting dumber by the minute.

I dont care what you atheists say,its you losers who are spreading hatred not us. You are the ones that get angry if we disagree with you. you are the ones with your pathetic little websites about being anti christian not the other way around.

Answer 4

Brother Paul spoke of this in depth in the new testament, unfortunately I must admit it was a bit long winded and I drifted off, If you are interested it should take only a few months or weeks to read his letters throughout new testament. I recommend the old King James Version the writing/ language is a very beautiful thing to read - enjoy yourself, AMEN!

Answer 5

There have been plenty of missionaries to China risking their lives to tell them about Jesus. The bible says that if one should hear someone speak the name of God in vain then you have heard about Jesus no excuses

Answer 6

There are more Christians in China than in the US. They are
true Christians that meet in unground churches and die for their
faith. Not like the fakes in the US who back down if some one
on R&S insults them.

Answer 7

They are actually having massive Christian revival in China just now and people are coming to know Christ in their thousands every day.

Put a google on Christian revival and China and you'll get tons of results.

Answer 8

According to the Catholic Church, "Those also can attain to salvation who through no fault of their own do not know the Gospel of Christ or His Church, yet sincerely seek God and moved by grace strive by their deeds to do His will as it is known to them through the dictates of conscience. Nor does Divine Providence deny the helps necessary for salvation to those who, without blame on their part, have not yet arrived at an explicit knowledge of God and with His grace strive to live a good life." (Lumen Gentium 16)
http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html

Answer 9

Thing is .... they don't. Jesus is the way, the thruth and the light. No-one gets to the Father but through him. You don't believe, you don't go to Heaven. Just that simple.

Answer 10

There is more then one path to God.
He willnot discriminate against anybody that has faith in Him, regardless of their religion.
God wants all of us to reach for Him, therefore, He accepts all religions, even if they don't accept each other.
Besides, there are Christians in China, just like every where else.
They are a plague on man, like all other religions.