To Christians/people who believe in God-what happens to people who live in countries where Christianity is illegal?

Does God forgive them for not believing in Christ because in order to learn more about Jesus they'd have to risk their lives. If they chose not too learn more about/convert to Christianity out of fear for their own safety, would they get a free pass into heaven? Or would they still be thrown into the lake of fire since they're non believers.

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kodiac · 22-25, M

Good question, probably won't get an answer. Also what about people isolated from modern society like living in the jungle and never heard about god or religion?

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Applepiedom · 56-60, M

@kodiac your not going to hell for asking that question lol

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@kodiac See James Blish' A Case of Conscience:

the story of a Jesuit who investigates an alien race that has no religion yet has a perfect, innate sense of morality, a situation which conflicts with Catholic teaching.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Case_of_Conscience

Applepiedom · 56-60, M

@Applepiedom I don't know all the answers but if you want to talk about this dm and I'll do what I can.

Baremine · 70-79, C

Actually Christianity seems to thrive in countries where it is illegal and people are persecuted for believing in Jesus Christ. Been that way from the start as Jesus was hated and persecuted.

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basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

@PiecingBabyFaceTogether it's....weird. You can absolutely be a Christian, but you'll be viciously oppressed. You can't have public houses of worship, display Christian symbols or proselytise.

Believe it or not, for all the shit Iran gets, they're much kinder to Christians like the Georgians, Armenians and Assyrians.

PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M

@basilfawlty89 Plus the death penalty
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/jul/27/where-in-the-world-is-it-worst-place-to-be-a-christian#:~:text=punishable%20by%20death.-,Churches%20are%20banned%3B%20Christian%20migrants%20and%20tourists%20also%20have%20to,secret%20and%20cannot%20own%20Bibles.&text=Most%20Christians%20in%20Saudi%20Arabia,Islam%20is%20punishable%20by%20death.

Yet USA js their biggest ally 🤷‍♂️

True and they didn't kick the Iranian jews out like Egypt for example.

Baremine · 70-79, C

@jshm2 actually it is not possible for Jesus to be a Christian . Christian means Christ like, where we ALL fall short. By Jesus Christ is God.

canusernamebemyusername · M

They are more likely to get in than Christians.
"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to."
It's the Christians here that are trying and instead will be told he never knew them. People of other religions aren't trying at all. So this passage is only referring to Jesus's sycophants.

PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M

Does that mean all non Christians are going straight to hell? Funny because now it sounds just like Islam and Judaism. It's all the same.

Applepiedom · 56-60, M

The second coming doesn't happen till all have been given a choice.
We meet underground and in secret when hunted

Quimliqer · 70-79, M

A person is not saved by the name over the door of a church, instead by what’s in their heart.

Budwick · 70-79, M

since they're non believers.

Doesn't sound to me like they're disbelievers at all.

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