God may have visited the remote jungles of South America or other countries. We do not know, but why do we need to know? God has that, no need for us to figure it out.
Just as many people feel a need to figure out who was saved and who was not after the death of those people, they also sometimes feel they need to explain whether or not the remote jungle people have heard or were saved. Why burden yourself with things like this that no one could possibly know!
Keep in mind that the argument that people who have not heard the gospel in remote parts of the world has been used to justify that they were saved simply by not knowing any better.
And yet the Bible teaches that people become born again by hearing and then by choosing through faith in Him.
The "remote areas of the world" argument to explain away the commands of the gospel to preach the word and that one cannot become born again unless they hear the gospel, serves only to undermine the faith of many.
Next time you hear someone use the argument that remote villagers around the world didn't have to hear the gospel to be saved, it might be good to speak the word for there to be clarity.
Romans 10:17
"17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
When we walk by faith we believe God, He said salvation is by hearing and then by faith in Him, that's all we need to know. Why must we stick our nose in His business to know who has died and gone to heave or not.
Romans 10:6-7 " 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”…"
We hear reports of Muslims in Arab countries having visitations of Christ bringing the gospel to them, in areas where there are no missionaries, if we believe this, then the question of the pygmies and cannibals of remote jungles is easily explained. God could have come to them just as He has come to some Muslims who have become born again because of visions.
Just because there are no writings that tell of the fate of the jungle people does not mean they never heard. God is greater than our own ideas of "missionaries sent". He can do the job Himself without humans in places where missionaries have not been sent.
Let's stop trying to do God's job for Him or deciding what He would do. Sure we must speak truth, warn about heaven and hell, even rebuke when necessary, but when someone has passed, our job of speaking so others will hear has ended for that person who is no longer with us. Where he went is God's business.
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