Cornelius was found acceptable to God prior to hearing the gospel and prior to baptism, so yes one can be saved without hearing the gospel. Noah, Daniel and Job are other examples.
God told us what to do.
That is my question. Noah spoke with the God of Israel. Job spoke with the God of Israel.Daniel was visited by an angel and, according to the book of his name, knew a great deal about God. Again, these cannot be compared with some Chinese guy who is a Buddhist his whole life, but otherwise leads an honorable existence. Is he damned?
and as for Noah, Daniel, and Job, how does the following verse apply to them?
John 3: 5 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.