HAS THE GOSPEL BEEN PREACHED IN ALL NATIONS? REPENTANCE.

Also "nations" being people groups, I have many missionary friends in (more or less) remote parts where, though a map shows definite regions, there are many diverse people groups within. Food for thought and prayer.

Another important topic and great discussion. I've always understood "nations" to mean ethnic groups. When Christ said this, ethnic groups would have been concentrated around the areas in or immediately adjacent to the Roman Empire . . mostly within their own physical areas. For the most part, ethnic populations spread out from there and populated the land area in the rest of the world. So I am not sure that the modern concept of nations is directly relevant to this verse. Fictitious subjective land borders change all of the time. Has the Gospel been preached in all the world to all ethnic groups? Yes, in my understanding. Does God make provision for individuals who may not have heard the Gospel? Yes. Reg mentioned that God is evident by simply looking at Creation/The Heavens. Prior to ever hearing the Gospel message, this understanding of God was referred to by native American cultures as the "Great Spirit". Someone who only has this understanding of God will be held to that standard of knowledge . .. and will be judged by what they do by nature as a "law unto themselves" in accordance with the Gospel. (Luke 12:48; also Romans 2:11-16 "11For there is no respect of persons with God. 12For as many as haue sinned without Law, shall also perish without Law: and as many as haue sinned in the Law, shalbe iudged by the Law. 13(For not the hearers of the Law are iust before God, but the doers of the Law shalbe iustified; 14For when the Gentiles which haue not the Law, doe by nature the things contained in the Law: these hauing not the Law, are a Law vnto themselues, 15Which shew the worke of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witnesse, and their thoughts the meane while accusing, or else excusing one another: 16In the day when God shall iudge the secrets of men by Iesus Christ, according to my Gospel.")