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This is a great thread. And raises some theological questions that I have discussed with Christians over the years.
Here is how it goes
If a baby or young child dies before they are baptized do they go to hell? Most Christians would say absolutely not, they go to heaven. So, an aborted fetus is guaranteed a place in heaven, which,if your goal as a Christian is to get to heaven, the best thing that you can do for a fetus is abort it.
But to carry on with the discussion. Once it is established that a baby who dies goes to heaven, you next ask if a person who has never heard the gospel is automatically damned to eternal suffering, even though he had no opportunity to hear the gospel.
For example, someone in a remote part of the world.
Once it is established that god wouldn't punish a person with eternal damnation for never hearing the Gospel you go to the next question.
If a missionary visits this remote group, presents the gospel to the people and they hear it and reject it, are they now damned for eternity?
If so, isn't it better never to have heard the gospel than to hear it and reject it?
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