Judgement of people who never heard Gospel

[gerard16]

What happens to those people who have never heard Gospel on Judgement Day? Will they be judged according to their works or will they be condemned to Hell ? Also what happens to babies who die? What does the Bible say about all this?

 

[Thunderz7]

This won't answer the part about babies, but it covers adults completely;

Pslams 19:1 <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 ¶ Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

T7

 

[Timf]

Some people think that the reason infant mortality was so high in societies before the coming of the gospel was that God took those small souls to Himself.

We are told in Romans chapter one that what can be known of God can be seen in creation so that they are "without excuse". What we are not told is if the general revelation (creation) is sufficient for someone to be saved. We know that creation is by Jesus (John 1). If someone were to observe the creation and trust in the hand of the creator, would this be sufficient trust in Jesus for salvation? The Bible does not specifically say.

At some point we have to trust that our God is just, fair, and loving.

 

[ronniechoate34]

God is Justus and His judgments are righteous. I believe that God in His righteousness isn't going to deal with these people in any manner other than His own. On judgment day the people who never heard the Gospel and their fate will be revealed.

 

[makingwisethesimple]

Some people think that the reason infant mortality was so high in societies before the coming of the gospel was that God took those small souls to Himself.

I think that's a bit of a far fetch. The reason is more likely that with the arrival of the gospel among the gentiles of Graeco-Roman civilisation there began a trend of not engaging in infanticide, which was a common practice among Greeks and Romans. One of the reasons Christianity spread so successfully in its early stages was because of population growth - that is, Christians were known as people who didn't kill their old, their young, or their infirm.

Now, referring to the original question two instances in the Bible help us, i think, to answer it. John 1:9a speaks of "The true light that gives light to all..." (referring to Jesus). The Bible also mentions "The spirit poured out on all flesh". There is a degree of God's revelation that pervades all of nature. This is called general (or natural) revelation. C.S. Lewis talks a lot about this, as do many other theologians. The idea is simply that God has not left himself without a witness anywhere. We are able to arrive at some conclusions about the reality of God (however incomplete they may be) without ever having been in touch with a Bible or other Christians.