Where the gospel has not been preached

How will a person living in a country where the gospel has never been preached be judged? Paul said in Romans 1:19-20 that the Gentiles were without excuse when they worshiped their idols because the attributes of God were clearly visible to them and they had the concept of knowing there was a higher Being involved.

Also, when we speculate that people who live afar off can make it to Heaven without the gospel, we must consider that  position compared with the word of God. The Bible tells us that Jesus came to deliver us from our sins and that without Him there is no deliverance. When we make the decision that men can go to Heaven without the gospel, that makes the death of Christ vain! We must be very careful when speculations develop about who may go to Heaven and who may not. Remember, we are lost because of sin, not because the gospel has not been preached. Revelation 20:12 says that in the book of life people were judged according to their deeds.

These kinds of questions always seem to put us in the spot of playing God, but we are not God. Genesis 18:25 says that no matter what happens, God will deal justly with all of us. We do not have to guess, we just have to accept in faith the fact that God gives us what we deserve. The best course of action is for someone to obey the gospel and live faithfully!

Kyle Campbell