What About Those Who Died In A Wrong Religion, Will They Be Saved?
Answer:
First of all, salvation is not found in religion. Salvation can only be had through the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
When the apostle Paul and company were asked: "What must I do to be saved?" His answer was not "Get yourself involved in the true religion and you will be saved." No religion can take away your sins. It's your sin that brings damnation to your soul. The sin problem must be addressed. And God addressed it through the death of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The thief on the cross did not join a religion. But the Savior beside him was enough. And he was promised Paradise.
Can a dying man in the hospital who has repented of his sins be
saved even without joining himself locally to a church? Yes, the saving grace of God is not confined through the four walls of a religious organization. It's in the Savior.
Second, even if you are a member of a local church with 100% accurate Biblical teachings, if you have not truly repented and trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross, you will never be saved.
Israel had the true religion in the Old Testament. Their religion was revealed and given to them by God through Moses. But if an Israelite did not repent and trust in the coming Savior prophesied in Isaiah 53, he will never be saved.
Ac 16:30 And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
Ac 16:31 So they said, "Believe or trust on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved..."
Third, those who have truly sought out God by true repentance will eventually be led to the knowledge of the Savior and what He did on the cross. God will see to it. He will never allow them to die out of this world without knowing about Christ and what He did on the cross for them.
