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I won't tell you what I think... but will remind you what the Bible says.

In the Old Testament, God reckoned Abraham's belief and obedience, as Righteousness. One can assume God did the same for Moses and others who believed and obeyed God.

Though it was different in the Old Testament, there was a place for those who belived God and obeyed Him.... awaiting the fulfillment of God's promise, to send His Son.

After Jesus Christ went to the cross... the Bible says there is no other way but Jesus.

Read it for yourself. It's all there.

So God created millions of people and then damned them straight to hell because they did not have the opportunity to know anything about Jesus? That is what you are claiming.

This would include almost all of sub-sahara Africa prior to 1800, most all of Asia prior to 1800AD, all of the new world prior to 1500AD. Much of Europe prior to 1000 AD. Much of the moslem world to this day.

That doesn't seem "all loving" to me, it seems rather sadistic. However I don't think the all loving God would do that, so I choose to believe that there are other paths to God for other peoples in other times.

Not even all Jews knew of Jesus at the time of his death. The Jews had already been spread wide, there was no CNN. Despite the best efforts of Peter, Paul and the rest many probably never heard of Jesus for generations after he lived. So by following the laws that God had handed down to them for 1500 years, just as their fathers had, to the best of their ability, these Jews were also condemmened to hell?

This is what chosen by God means?

And this is the compassionate God?