Those Whom Have Not Heard

And so went the question from one of my professors when I was working on my degree in Apologetics.  If people do not know, then will God condemn them to Hell?  Could this be justice?

It is an honest question, if those whom have not heard can still make it to Heaven, then why on Earth would we want to bring them under judgement?

That Indian in the Amazon jungle, those trapped behind the politics of their country and not allowed to know about God.  Why tell them at all if God judges intent, or "inner voice", or knows that what  you think is God can correlate to Him and you are just fine ...

Except Jesus thought it important.  The Jews had turned to apostasy and no longer knew whom God was, they no longer knew what their Scriptures said.  Sure they had a few brilliant Rabbis to figure things out for them, but even when Jesus showed up - there was but a few whom expected, much less recognized him ...

The argument raged across my class, Old Testament, New Testament, popular opinion all were shared - and honestly, I thought a fist fight was going to breakout!  Yeah, it got a little heated.

Then the teacher turn on me - "Kris, what do you think?"

Yeah, he knew I was a Hutterite searching for a far more solid truth than just tradition to hold on it - I wanted that TRUTH in my heart, in my mind - I had to know - to find the TRUTH!

So, there is only one answer - God will judge you based upon your knowledge of Him, He has revealed to you.  But since man does not seek to know the real God, well, not too many are going to be judged well in the outcome.  Think about this: you are an Amazon Indian, you are by all rights a pagan - but there are innate aspects of society and culture which transcend peoples and locations.  Marriage, taboos against murder, that empty spot in each of us - what do you fill it with?  Easy enough to judge:  were you faithful to your mate? did you kill anyone? did you seek Him?

Romans 1 tells us that creation, which surrounds each of us, testifies to the reality of God.  Yeah, and no one sees it because they do not want to.  There are easier more politically correct reasons for what exists other than the answer - God.   So, Paul tells us - NO one is without excuse for not finding God.  Ouch!

Why go and tell what you know?  Because no one else will, because they need to know if they are to have any hope facing God...

And amazingly, in this the most prolific of Bible owning country - I do run into people whom have not heard, whom have not read about God, Jesus or salvation.  All they know is hearsay from people whom do hate God and do not believe He has any right to judge them ...

The Pride of Man, one of the sins as well ...