What about those who have never heard of Jesus?

I have typed briefly about this issue in one of my previous blogs. But because I think it is such a fair question, I decided to make a whole blog about it. There could be a couple answers to this question, depending on your Theological perspective.

For one, this question makes Jesus a problem. But Jesus is not the problem, He is the solution. Jesus came and died for sins, and nothing will stop Him from saving people. The Bible says that God has revealed Himself in nature. Because of this, the person who has never heard of Jesus still has the chance to know about God. And if God will's it, it will be done. Something could be bothering this person who has never heard of Jesus. This person knows there is some sort of spirit or god out there. All this person has to do is simply ask this spirit to reveal Himself to him or her, and it will happen.

Keep in mind, being an Atheist, pagan or anything other than a Christian is not what sends ones to Hell. It's sin, that sends people to Hell. And everyone sins. But because God has revealed Himself in nature, He still has the right to judge those who have never heard of Jesus, due to there sinfulness.

Another answer could be that God simply didn't predestined them to salvation. A Calvinist might argue this.

But God works in mysterious ways. Throughout the Bible, like in Isaiah 49, God promises that salvation will be spread across the whole earth. The truth is, there are missionaries in countries that haven't heard of Jesus. In fact, there isn't one country that hasn't heard of Jesus. It's just probably the people within the country who never heard of Him. A very small, minority of people. Praise God that Jesus said He wouldn't return until that gospel is spread across the whole earth. So the truth is, God does reach out to those people.

God bless.