If a person never hears about God, what will happen that person after death?

[quantumfaith]

I agree with that statement. Yet a strictly legalistic reading of scripture often forces one into that particular corner. Clearly, not everything is written in scripture. It's my personal opinion that we cannot put God into a tidy little theological box. He just doesn't fit.

WM

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Truer words are rarely spoken here. Excellent observation WM.

 

[quantumfaith]

I think we can all agree (for the most part) that this is just one of things we will have to wait to find out the whole story.

HankD

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I think this "principle" is one that we should acknowledge more often than we do.

 

[Christos doulos]

Hello all. I've been struggling with this issue:

Let's say that a person is born in another country and dies without ever hearing about God. What will happen to that person when he or she dies?

To further complicate matters, what if a person hears about God but only from the mouth of a person who claims to be a Christian, but is full of intolerance, arrogance, self-righteous attitudes, and other beliefs/mindsets that don't accurately represent Christianity?

Is there some sort of "grey area" by which God exempts certain people from eternal damnation, or does everyone who hasn't been saved just go to straight to hell? How do you know? Is this a matter of opinion, or does the Bible have anything to say about it?

Thanks in advance for your help!

My friend. The bible says, God is a just, good, gracious, merciful God who judges accordingly. With that said. No one goes to hell because they never heard the name Jesus Christ. People go to hell because they broke God's laws.

 

[convicted1]

Have you read Romans 1? What do you think Paul is saying? How does someone exchange the truth for a lie without ever knowing the truth?

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[DaChaser1]

Hello all. I've been struggling with this issue:

Let's say that a person is born in another country and dies without ever hearing about God. What will happen to that person when he or she dies?

To further complicate matters, what if a person hears about God but only from the mouth of a person who claims to be a Christian, but is full of intolerance, arrogance, self-righteous attitudes, and other beliefs/mindsets that don't accurately represent Christianity?

Is there some sort of "grey area" by which God exempts certain people from eternal damnation, or does everyone who hasn't been saved just go to straight to hell? How do you know? Is this a matter of opinion, or does the Bible have anything to say about it?

Thanks in advance for your help!

usually have seen 3 primary answers to your good question!

1) One is that the Cross of Christ allows God to extend Grace towards them who have not heard , as they would fall under same as children, as being in 'spiritual ignorance/not accountible"
2) Another is that God grants general revelation to all of mankind/grants general grace to All, and IF we respond to that light that we have, he will send more/enough to allow us to accept/reject Jesus
3) other option would be that God will be saving out of this World those whom hehas elected to be saved in Christ, will somehow send His Gospel to them, and the Grace to receive Christ and get saved!

 

[percho]

To the OP

Judgement.

However just what does that mean?

 

[percho]

To the OP

Judgement.

However just what does that mean?

There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner [being] an hundred years old shall be accursed.