God is not "writing them off." Man was created with free will. The Word has been all over the world, even in places you don't believe it was. There were voyages by Christians around the world almost 2,000 years ago. There are Christians teaching in nations around the world who would be killed instantly if the government knew what they were doing. I know two former missionaries who worked as a pharmacist and nurse in Thailand. I know a couple of missionaries who teach English as a second language in Asia, a couple more in Ukraine, and another one in Africa.
The records in Africa are scarce because the jungle is not conducive to the written word. African history is recorded orally and by foreign observers. Most of the records in South America were destroyed by the Spanish. The Indians in North America didn't have a written language. All people are descended from Noah, and they had knowledge of God, whether they passed it down correctly or not.
Read Lee Stroble's books about God, Jesus, and the Bible. He was an atheist who set out to prove it all bogus, but found that it was all provably true.
Remember that some things you may have heard about Christianity may not be true. Each denomination split from the others years ago because of differences in their interpretation of what things meant in the Bible. Read it for yourself and study it carefully.
There is no way that God's word reached EVERYWHERE and EVERYONE, immediately after Jesus' life. Let's say year 100; year 200 - etc. There's no way people spread out to Alaska, South America, North America. We can be pretty sure that the Spanish were the first to reach North America, and that was not until 1500s. Or let's allow that the Vikings reached the North East in year 1000. What about the Indians who were here before then? How did they hear 'The Word'? Sorry, not reasonable. So given that not everyone heard the word, how can you deny them entry to heaven just because they never heard the Word?
The Spanish were definitely not the first to reach North America. Vikings were here hundreds of years before that, and Irish were here early as well. People were getting around the world a lot more than you realize. There was routine trade between the Middle East and Cornwall, England 2,000 years ago.
And there's also direct revelation. Moses was given the Ten Commandments directly.
I'm not denying anyone. The Bible says Jesus is the only way, and the Bible has been proven correct in everything that has been able to be checked so far. I did find a typo in II Chronicles, but it was a single number. Read Lee Strobel's book about the Bible.
You've heard, so you don't have an excuse any more. Read and study the Bible. Start with the New Testament.
God is not "writing them off." Man was created with free will. The Word has been all over the world, even in places you don't believe it was. There were voyages by Christians around the world almost 2,000 years ago. There are Christians teaching in nations around the world who would be killed instantly if the government knew what they were doing. I know two former missionaries who worked as a pharmacist and nurse in Thailand. I know a couple of missionaries who teach English as a second language in Asia, a couple more in Ukraine, and another one in Africa.
The records in Africa are scarce because the jungle is not conducive to the written word. African history is recorded orally and by foreign observers. Most of the records in South America were destroyed by the Spanish. The Indians in North America didn't have a written language. All people are descended from Noah, and they had knowledge of God, whether they passed it down correctly or not.
Read Lee Stroble's books about God, Jesus, and the Bible. He was an atheist who set out to prove it all bogus, but found that it was all provably true.
Remember that some things you may have heard about Christianity may not be true. Each denomination split from the others years ago because of differences in their interpretation of what things meant in the Bible. Read it for yourself and study it carefully.
There is no way that God's word reached EVERYWHERE and EVERYONE, immediately after Jesus' life. Let's say year 100; year 200 - etc. There's no way people spread out to Alaska, South America, North America. We can be pretty sure that the Spanish were the first to reach North America, and that was not until 1500s. Or let's allow that the Vikings reached the North East in year 1000. What about the Indians who were here before then? How did they hear 'The Word'? Sorry, not reasonable. So given that not everyone heard the word, how can you deny them entry to heaven just because they never heard the Word?
The Spanish were definitely not the first to reach North America. Vikings were here hundreds of years before that, and Irish were here early as well. People were getting around the world a lot more than you realize. There was routine trade between the Middle East and Cornwall, England 2,000 years ago.
And there's also direct revelation. Moses was given the Ten Commandments directly.
I'm not denying anyone. The Bible says Jesus is the only way, and the Bible has been proven correct in everything that has been able to be checked so far. I did find a typo in II Chronicles, but it was a single number. Read Lee Strobel's book about the Bible.
You've heard, so you don't have an excuse any more. Read and study the Bible. Start with the New Testament.