the bible does not teach that non-christians will necessarily be condemned

In each of these cases, you twist the meaning of the verse to suit your own agenda, while accusing me of doing the same. It's pretty clear that an omnipotent and omniscient god would deliver his word in a way understandable to the average person. Therefore, it is most logical to read the portions of the bible that are quotes from Jesus or God as literal first, and metaphorical second, except in a case where Jesus is teaching by parable. John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me". How can this possibly be disputed? This is literally the word of God FROM God's own lips! There is no other interpretation than that Jesus is the one that does the saving. So now we look to who it is that Jesus will save. John 12:48 "Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words has something to judge him: the word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day." Again - indisputable. Jesus will save those who accept him and his message and condemn those who do not. We now have two requisite pieces of data - remember, these are quotes from Jesus' mouth - the direct word of God, and in context that cannot possibly be waved off as parable-like. 1. Jesus saves. 2. Jesus will save those who accept him and his words, and condemn those who do not. Therefore, it logically follows that one who rejects Jesus and his words will be condemned. This is, again, indisputable logic as it flows directly from what Jesus himself has said. All this language about faith and works is moot when the problem is boiled down to this. Actually, this is a matter of faith, and works would be behavior as applied to that faith. Let us examine non-Christians. A Non-Christian does not believe that Jesus is the savior, the way, the truth, the life, the son of God, etc... but that he was merely a prophet. In order to make the determination that Jesus is not all these things, a Non-Christian must necessarily have actually HEARD of Jesus. Therefore, the Non-Christian has heard and rejected Jesus and his word. This of course, logically indicates that this Non-Christian will be condemned. Now, let us examine the case of the Non-Christian that has not heard of Jesus. We'll assume this to be the hypothetical island man. First, the bridge between Jesus and God is necessary - for it is a two-way bridge. John 12:44 - "Jesus cried out and said, "Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me," Clearly, belief in Jesus is belief in God, and vice versa. For it would be ridiculous for this claim to only work one-way, and there are a multitude of other verses indicating the relationship that Jesus and God (and the Spirit) are one and the same. I now call your attention to the fact that people have no excuse for a lack of knowledge of God. Romans 1:18-20 - " The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness. For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them. Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made. As a result, they have no excuse;" Therefore, it logically follows that God (and Jesus), who DOES THE JUDGING, holds that there is no excuse for a lack of knowledge of God from creation. In other words, those who interact with creation have no excuse for not knowing God. I certainly hope this island man is on an island created by God, because then he has no excuse for not knowing God. Therefore, his non-belief is a rejection of this knowledge of God. ************************************** This reasoning has logically shown that both the Exposed and "Unexposed" Non-Christian must necessarily reject God (and Jesus) in order to be classified as Non-Christians. So in this case, we ask God (= Jesus) what is to be done with those people who reject him... His answer? "Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words has something to judge him: the word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day."