For those who say the only way to Heaven is through Christ...?

Question

Just curious, what about people who never heard of Christ? Sucks to be them, or what?

Answer 1

It must be hard to be so delusional.  Poor people...

Answer 2

So the original inhabitants of the America's are all boiling in h**l right now because God presented himself in nature but they didn't see it?  At least until he sent his messengers to spread the good word and wipe 75% of them out with disease and violence of course.

For the version of Christianity in some of the above posters to be true, God would have to be an evil, unforgiving, vengeful god.  That's is not the one that I, or most Christians for that matter, would choose to worship.

Answer 3

For the very few you haven't then they are responsible for what they DO know of God

of course this does not cover you

Answer 4

When we all die we go to a place of transition known as Paradise.  This is the same as the Parable of Lazarus in Abraham's bosom.  With out our bodies we await the resurrection.  here is where those people will get a chance to hear the gospel, to accept or reject.  God love all his childre and recognized that all might not here it becouse of man.

Answer 5

It is irrelevant what I say, but Jesus said this, so it is also irrelevant what you say because absolute truth stands on its own. read it for yourself "6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea...

Answer 6

He will not return until everyone has heard of him.

Answer 7

It's not possible that someone hasn't heard about GOD, only the children have a free ride to heaven.  Many ppl. just put the existence of GOD behind their mind, or the gospel goes in one ear out thee other, because they enjoy their sinful lives.  But one day when there left behind, it's going to be too...too late.

Answer 8

According to christianity, It seems like were all heading too h**l. Even the ones that brought good and intelligents too mankind.

Answer 9

It is up to us who know Jesus as saviour to tell other people

Answer 10

Question: "What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus?"

Answer: 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 h**l 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 h**l.

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 h**l.

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 11

people will say whatever they feel is right. not necessarily what "god" thinks or feels about it. People say what makes them comfortable. like "god only sends bad people to h**l, if they havent heard of him it doesn't matter, they will go to heaven if they are good" and someone else will say if they don't except jesus christ then you go to h**l. there is so many different theories and they are all just as rediculous as the others. EXCEPT THE FACT THAT GOD IS IMAGINARY!!!

Answer 12

Jesus said, "No-one comes to the Father except through me".....He never said "through BELIEF in me".  There is a difference.  God himself said quite firmly that he would write his law "in their hearts".  anyone who seeks to do what is right is on the path to God.  If they never heard about explicitly, it is hardly their fault.  Even Paul prayed for the repose of the soul of Onesimus so that he might find mercy on that Day.  The intercession of others, then, can bring about the salvation for even people whom we do not know.  God is far more merciful than any of us could ever give him credit for.

Answer 13

Looks like they're going to h**l.

Anyone that tells you that 'God reveals himself through nature' is just talking out of their @rse. When's the last time you saw a fig leaf with the words "PRAISE JESUS" embedded in it? Give me a break, mate.

Let's make a hypothetical situation, shall we? A native tribe which has never been contacted by modern society resides somewhere in the jungles of the Amazon. Never heard of Jesus, but they probably worship some form of god. So, not only have they not heard of Jesus, but they haven't even the slightest means to hear of him! Are they going to h**l? Apparently.

Answer 14

No God

No Heaven

No h**l

No Problem

Answer 15

Some people here are missing the point that pre-Jesus people could not have heard of him, nor could the a\American Indians before the colonization began.  They will counter with some lame story about Jesus went to the underworld and revealed himself to the dead.  Amazingly that story does not appear until years AFTER Jesus.  Don't you think that the pre-Jesus people would want to know how they would be "saved" if they died before the myth materialized?

Rev. Neil

Answer 16

There is no other way but by Jesus.

That's why Jesus said to preach the Gospel to everyone.

Just so you know, the Gospel is everywhere.  There are preachers everywhere.  I've lived in the MIddle East and also seen people from the jungles of South America.  The Gospel is everywhere.

Answer 17

Christ said that all will hear

tGod bless

Answer 18

The way to Heaven is to believe in God.

In the old testament, God saved people who believed in him:

"Abaraham believed in God, and it was credited to Him as righteousness"

God prophesied about Jesus before he was born.

God prophesied that the Messiah would be His son.

God made those prophecies come true.

Jesus said the He is God. Therefore the word of Jesus is the Word of God.

Jesus said the only way to heaven is through Him.

Obeying Jesus' word show belief in God.

The way to Heaven is to believe in God.

Clearly, the rules change when Jesus came to be.

Answer 19

Who wants to go to heaven with someone like you?Sounds like h**l.