What Happens to Those who have Never Heard about Jesus? | Romans 1 | GotQuestions.org

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October 26, 2018

After reading Romans 1:20, some ask, when it comes to knowing God or knowing Jesus, what happens to those who have never heard about Jesus? Is there really no excuse for not knowing God? What happens to those who never hear the Gospel? Can a lack of knowledge about Jesus condemn someone who never heard the Gospel to Hell? In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch, answers those questions by looking at Romans 1 and other Bible passages about knowing God and knowing Jesus to answer the question, what happens to those who have never heard about Jesus?

00:00: Today's question is, what happens to those who have never heard about Jesus? In this video
00:05: I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective. Afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end.
00:20: All people are accountable to God, whether or not they have heard about Him. The Bible tells us that God has clearly revealed
00:27: Himself in nature, Romans 1 .20, and in the hearts of people, Ecclesiastes 3 .11.
00:34: The problem is that the human race is sinful. We all reject this knowledge of God and rebel against Him, Romans 1 .21
00:41: -23. If it were not for God's grace, we would be given over to the sinful desires of our hearts, allowing us to discover how useless and miserable life is apart from Him.
00:53: He does this for those who continually reject Him, see Romans 1 .24 -32.
00:59: In reality, it is not that some people have not heard about God. Rather, the problem is that they have rejected what they have already heard and what is readily seen in nature.
01:08: Deuteronomy 4, verse 29 proclaims, "...but if from there you seek the Lord your
01:13: God, you will find Him if you look for Him with all your heart and with all your soul."
01:19: This verse teaches an important principle—everyone who truly seeks after God will find
01:25: Him. If a person truly desires to know God, God will make Himself known.
01:31: The problem is there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God, Romans 3, verse 11.
01:38: People reject the knowledge of God that is present in nature and in their own hearts, and instead decide to worship a god of their own creation.
01:47: It is foolish to debate the fairness of God sending someone to hell who never had the opportunity to hear the gospel of Christ.
01:55: People are responsible to God for what God has already revealed to them. The Bible says that people reject this knowledge, and therefore
02:04: God is just in condemning them to hell. Instead of debating the fate of those who have never heard, we as Christians should be doing our best to make sure they do hear.
02:14: We are called to spread the gospel throughout the nations, Matthew 28, verses 19 -20 and Acts 1, verse 8.
02:22: We know people reject the knowledge of God revealed in nature, and that must motivate us to proclaim the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.
02:31: Only by accepting God's grace through the Lord Jesus Christ can people be saved from their sin and rescued from an eternity apart from God.
02:39: If we assume that those who never heard the gospel are granted mercy from God, we will run into a terrible problem.
02:46: If people who never heard the gospel are saved, it is logical that we should make sure no one ever hears the gospel.
02:52: The worst thing we could possibly do would be to share the gospel with a person and have him or her reject it.
02:58: If that were to happen, he or she would be condemned. People who do not hear the gospel must be condemned, or else there is no motivation for evangelism.
03:07: Why run the risk of people possibly rejecting the gospel and condemning themselves when they were previously saved because they have never heard the gospel?
03:16: This is why Scripture makes it very clear that believers ought to share the good news of Jesus Christ. Want to learn more?
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