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Originally Posted by Nelson  My question is: Since God is a loving God and desires all to go to heaven with him if possible, then what happens to the people who were not Jews before Christianity and those who were unable to hear of Christianity before they were discovered (such as Native Americans). |
There actually is a very simple answer to this. There's a principle (the actual name of which now escapes me) that states that you are judged according to your 'station' (or what you know). In other words, if you didnt know any better, than you are judged accordingly. If you did know better but 'sinned' anyway, well then you had more to answer for.
In the bible there are examples of God punishing His greatest and most beloved followers the harshest when they strayed - because of their stature.
So in the context of your question, people who legitimately had no idea about Christianity, would ostensibly not have suffered the equivalent penalty of those who did but did not practise Christianity.