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well with out being to Clintonian. I think it kind of depends on what you mean by "knowledge of Christ". A better question is do you believe in Jesus as the Christ. The Bible says that the devils in hell "know" who he is and tremble! but they are not saved! (not that they could be) I have friends in the aerospace industry that understand full well the physics of flight but they will not fly on an airplane, they will drive hundreds of miles to a test (on an airplane) just to avoid flying. So they know and understand all about the mechanics of flight but they don't believe or put thier "faith" in it. So the better question is Do you believe in Jesus as Christ and Savior. Do you believe you need to be saved? According to the Biblical scripture We all need to be saved. I'm not trying to proselyte you just trying to help you with your question. But in short if you mean knowledge that he existed I would say no! That wont get your ticket to heaven punched but having faith in him does.

Thank you for the response, and I appreciate what you are saying. But you did not answer my question. Is knowledge of Christ (by this I mean knowing that He came to earth to offer us salvation through belief in His work of atonement) absolutely necessary (though not sufficient) for everyone who wishes to enter Heaven?

Devils may know of Christ, but they do not believe in Him. You are correct here. So knowledge is not sufficient to allow entry into Heaven.

I think we agree here. My question is, is this knowledge necessary for all, or are there possible exceptions?

A better question is do you believe in Jesus as the Christ.

While I do not disagree with your post, I would like to go one step further--The question should be "Do you accept Jesus as your Savior?" I believe that even the demons believe Christ is Man's Savior (They believe in Him in that regard), but they do not accept Him.