Question: What is the fate of the unevangelized? Answer: This is a difficult question. How can we come to terms with what the Bible seems to teach and the desire we have in our hearts? Doesn't the Bible teach that Jesus is a loving God who wants everyone to go to heaven? How can a loving God send someone to hell? If Christ really sends someone to hell, how can we say he is loving? These are all great questions that are difficult to answer, but there is an answer. God does everything He does, for a reason (Romans 8:28), and God wants all to come to Him (John 1:12; Romans 3:10). I have always believed that it is necessary to know and understand Jesus, repent of your sins and call on Him for salvation (Romans 10:13). What do we do with Romans 1:20 which seems to indicate that even the unevangelized will be held accountable for their choice to receive God? If they are held accountable for their choice, doesn't that indicate that they could have chosen salvation? It would seem that we are judged by what we know. If a person would believe in Jesus Christ if they had the opportunity, perhaps that is all the faith they need. However, if this were the case, why would we need missionaries? So missionaries are in a sense just making things more difficult for the unevangelized. All of this seems to go directly against Romans 10:14, which says how they can listen without a preacher. This question is like many others in the Scriptures, that is, does man come to God by choosing Him? Or does man come to God because He chose him before the foundation of the earth? It is both, both are clearly taught in the Bible and both are true. We may never know exactly how these two go hand in hand, but the Bible teaches that they do. … in the middle of the paper … darkness rather than light” (John 3:19). In summary, hell is very real and will last forever. It is only so for at least two reasons. The first is that Christ is eternal and therefore sin against Him is eternal. Therefore the punishment of that sin consists precisely in being eternal. Second, it is people who shut Christ out just as they did while they were alive. Even more so when they lived, for they hardened their hearts in hell. They have hardened their hearts so much and hate so much that they would never consider opening the gate of hell to let him in. Works Cited The Bible: New American Standard English Version. Ryrie Study Bible, Charles Ryrie, 1978. Boyd, Gregory A and Eddy, Paul R. “Across the Spectrum Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology.” Baker 2008. Eighth edition. Grand Rapid, MILewis, C.S. "The Problem of Pain." Page. 122-123.