Does God judge people in tribes remote from Christianity fairly?

Ade

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...if they have never encountered a Bible?

If so, why shouldn't we just stop preaching the gospel, since God is willing to judge people's lived on their own merits, without the need for faith? After all, if you know about God and reject him it seems you are punished more than if you have never encountered God, and to be a Christian you have to do far more (since you have to live a riteous life AND believe/follow all of Gods' rules)

(No cut-and-paste answers or links to Christian web sites please - I am interested in real opinions).
 
Will Everyone Be Treated Fairly?

Yes, absolutely. Allah always treats everyone with justice and fairness.

But read these verses of the Quran carefully, especially about the "People of the Book" (Jews & Christians):

These are the Verses of Allah: We recite them to you (O Muhammad peace be upon him) in truth, and Allah wills no injustice to the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns).
And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And all matters go back (for decision) to Allah.
You [true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and commandments with him] are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Maruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam has ordained) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden), and you believe in Allah. And had the people of the Book (Jews and Christians) believed, it would have been better for them; among them are some who have faith, but most of them are Al-Fasiqun (disobedient to Allah - and rebellious against Allah's Command).
[Noble Quran 3:108-110]

Whoever believes in Allah, as One God and is working righteousness as much as they can - and follows the most recent prophet sent by Allah, peace be upon them all, could well be a Muslim (submitter to the Will of Allah) and as such, it is up to Allah to be their Judge, just as He is the Judge in all matters.

Does Allah Treat Jews and Christians the same as Muslims ?

Some may question whether or no the "People of the Book" (Jews and Christians) living today might be considered as being "saved".

Actually, the Jews and Christians who believed in Allah as One God - and they tried to obey the commandments of Allah and follow the messenger who Allah sent with their particular messenger (such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus, etc.) are mentioned many times in Quran:
They are not all are the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allah during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].
They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds.
And those are among the righteous. And whatever good they do - never will it be removed from them. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous.
[Noble Quran 3:113-115]

Let's further consider what Allah tells us in the Quran about them:

Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted from anyone of them even if they offered it as a ransom.

Those who die while disbelievers, will only receive payment of their good deeds here on earth, in this life.

But their deeds will not be accepted from them on Judgment Day, even if they spent the earth's fill of gold in what was perceived to be an act of obedience.

The Prophet was asked about 'Abdullah bin Jud'an, who used to be generous to guests, helpful to the indebted and who gave food (to the poor); will all that benefit him The Prophet said,
No, for not even one day during his life did he pronounce, 'O my Lord! Forgive my sins on the Day of Judgment'.

The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, told us;
"If anyone of the People of the Book hears about me and the message with which I have been sent, and does not accept to surrender and submit to Almighty Allah in peace (Islam), then he will be in the Fire."

Allah tells us in the Quran, that He is the "Best of Judges" and certainly the final Judgment of us all rests with Him.
 
It takes only one sin to be sent to hell, and everyone has sinned. To repent (change your ways) and believe the gospel (New Testament) is the only way to avoid hell.
We are judged by each of our sins, but we are also judged by our rejection of Jesus Christ. So the people in remote tribes are not judged as harshly as people in the USA, but they are still judged. There are degrees of punishment in hell; the more you sin and the more you reject Jesus Christ, the more punishment you receive.
The only way anyone gets to heaven is by the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. It is better to chance more punishment in hell by telling someone of Jesus Christ so they can avoid hell altogether.
 
Since we are told that Jesus is the only way to God, the remote tribe who never heard of him must be concidored not to have their names in "the book of life". HOWEVER I believe God is very fair, so I trust that he knows what he's doing. He knows their hearts & how to judge them fairly. Perhaps he will judge them as children (belonging to Him) since their knowledge of him would be as an infant.

Perhaps we are not told this, because the Gospel was to be preached all over the world, and if Christians thought "Oh well, they're saved anyway" they wouldn't have, and that prophecy would not have come true.

ALSO: Jesus said in Matthew 11, "How much greater will be the punishment of Chorazin and Bethsaida and Capernaum," because in those places Jesus walked and lived and did His miracles. "It will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah and for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, then it will be for those cities."

Why? Because they knew so much more and the greater perishing will belong to them. They'll be judged by the law. That refers to final judgment. They'll be judged in accord with full knowledge of God's law.
So God is very fair. He's very fair. The hottest hell is reserved for the people who knew the most.
 
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