Are they lost who never hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ? - International Student Ministry

"What happens with those who never get the chance to hear the gospel - and the implied criticism of God's justice. Anything on the web that I could access?"

This is the question posed recently by someone trying to respond to an international student asking penetrating and difficult questions about the Christian faith. Another friend responded with the following answers:

"Here are a few sites that give sound biblical basis to their answer to this question. I believe we must be careful not to have the basis of salvation and the means to attaining it being somewhere other than where the scripture puts it.

"A short response, taking God at His word: http://www.bible.org/docs/theology/esch/heard.htm

"Here is an answer that is quite thorough and good: http://www.pccorner.com/ato/ato_ch6.htm (from a book published by Moody Press that was never copywrited).

"You are free to reproduce this one: http://www.pccorner.com/ato/ato_Contents.htm#contents

"A long and thorough response -- gives a reasoned and thoroughly Biblical basis to the answer: http://www.apologeticspress.org/rr/rr2001/r&r0106a.htm

"Another long one that is reasoned leaving some aspects of the question unanswered: http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/ds/q0605/q0605.html#top