Never Heard The Gospel?

What about those who have never heard the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ? Does Jesus reach them in some divine way…so they have an opportunity to accept or reject Him as their Savior? Does Christ give EVERY person a chance to accept or reject Him?

Q. What about those who have never heard the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ? Does Jesus reach them in some divine way…so they have an opportunity to accept or reject Him as their Savior? Does Christ give EVERY person a chance to accept or reject Him? I’m just unclear. I read Romans 1:20, but then there’s Romans 10:14 and Romans 10:17.

A. As I’ve stated before, God is just. That means He can’t hold us accountable for something we couldn’t have known. If no one comes to the Father except through the Son, then everyone has to have at least one bona fide opportunity to accept Him during their lifetime. Other wise God would be condemning people who never had a chance to be saved.

Romans 10:14 says that everyone who asks for salvation in Jesus’ name will receive it, and Romans10:17 says that we are prompted to do so by hearing the Gospel story. Logic would lead us to conclude that somehow the Gospel has to be communicated to everyone during his or her lifetime.