We are often asked our thoughts about why a loving, merciful God would send tribal people with NO access to the Gospel to hell. The fact is we are not God and His word says in Romans 1- “They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.”
We are not God and we can not assume that because it seems unfair or unjust to US, that it is wrong for God to do so. Thus the urgency for missions in today’s church.
In the book “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan (Which I HIGHLY recommend) he addresses the idea of God being fair and just and I love the way he puts it. He says, “God is the ONLY Being who is good, and the standards are set by HIM. Because God hates sin, He has to punish those guilty of sin. Maybe that’s not an appealing standard. But to put it bluntly, when you get your own universe, you can make your own standards. When we disagree, let’s not assume it’s HIS reasoning that needs correction.”
Just some thoughts I’d thought I share.