Is that correct or do the nonchristian children go to Hell forever too?
My answer is that if it were not for Christ, we would all be condemned to death. Why God chooses some and not others is a mystery to me. It certainly isn't based on our own worthiness. For example, he choose a murderer to lead his people out of Egypt.
I can understand your point though. He doesn't do what I would do. I imagine he doesn't do what you want him to do either. However, even if God doesn't conform to what I think or what you think it doesn't make him less God.
If its any consolation. Jesus said that he came to be the shepherd and that he didn't lose a single one of his sheep. So, if you are one of his sheep, you will not remain lost. If you are not one of his sheep you will remain lost but because you don't hear his voice it won't matter much to you.
1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 5Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? 7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them , Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. 8So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. 9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. 11And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, 12Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? 14Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. 15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. --Matt 20:1-16