There
is a lot of debate about what will happen to those who have never heard the
Gospel, & those who live in areas of the world where the Gospel is not
available.
There
are a lot of arguments that theologians have put forth to make it seem that God
has some kind of “Plan B” in cases where for whatever reason people who haven’t
heard. Some of them make a lot of sense, & they appeal to our natural desire
for things to work out for the best.
The problem that I personally have with
this idea is that it has practical implications if you follow it to its logical
conclusion.
If
God makes an exception & does have a way to save people who have never
heard of Christ, then maybe it’s better if they don’t hear. After all, they
might decide to reject Him & not be saved. So, if we don’t tell them, we
can trust that God in His mercy will somehow save people in their state of
ignorance.
So,
by not taking the Gospel to others, we assure their salvation.
I
don’t believe that Jesus meant that when He commissioned us to “Go into all the
world & preach the Gospel.”
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