“As for the ages old question — what about those who have never heard? If someone, no matter how remote, has a sincere stirring in their inner being to know who it is that made what they see in the night sky and around them, God will make sure they find out.”
Or, what about kids brought up by devout parents of other faiths like Hindu, Muslim, Buddha, etc. Out of loyalty or respect to their parents, the children keep the same faith as their parents. How does God get through to them? Honor thy father and thy mother is one of the commandments. Many kids might see taking up faith in God as showing disrespect or dishonoring their parents in those cases.
“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:37-39 NRSV).
God is faithful. He has been known to intervene in the lives of even the most devout muslims, hindus, etc., who were raised in such households. He knows the heart and he knows who wants to know who HE is or if they’re just interested in religion. I’ve read so many testimonies of even jihadis who were utterly devoted to allah, but they knew...something was not right. God knows.
Your question is valid, however, it is based on the incorrect assumption that some people “don’t know”.
While C.S.Lewis addresses this topic fully in many discourses, here’s what God’s Word says. All people, from the beginning of time, are without excuse. God has made Himself plain to them. Everyone knows, but in their desire to be evil, they reject God and suppress the truth they already know. The very creation itself testifies to all of the Creator.
Romans 1:18-20
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
Submitted to you respectfully...