When is someone worthy of Hell?

Last night a friend of mine asked me a question. "If a fifteen year old boy in Tibet were to die today and never have heard the gospel would he go to hell?" One of her co-workers and her were in an argument whether or not he would go to hell so she asked me.

This question is very important for the Christian to consider. I thought much about it since then. But this is the reason we send missionaries to the world. The reason we pray for the world. Even if someone never hears the gospel he still will go to hell for his sin. The book of Romans teaches this in the first few chapters.

Romans 1:18-21 "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened."

Here in this passage I find that all men everywhere are without excuse. All men are worthy and under the wrath of God. That is why missions is so important. It is not that if the world does not know about Jesus they won't go to hell. It stands that the world is against God and has the wrath of God on it and unless they accept the gospel they will spend eternity in hell suffering the wrath of God.

John 3:36 "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." Here we see that it doesn't matter if they ever hear the gospel the wrath of God is on them and it is up to us to take the good news to them that they might hear and believe. Without a witness they will perish.