When it comes to the subject of salvation it seems that most evangelical Christians believe that Jesus is the only way a person might be saved. While that may settle the issue of how a seeker might be saved it does not address the issue of those who never made a decision for Christ. What exactly does the Bible say about those who do not make a decision for Christ in this lifetime? Is there still hope for a person who does not choose to follow Christ once they have entered the grave? Unfortunately there is no single solution to these difficult questions. There are in fact four differing viewpoints that attempt to answer such questions and each with biblical support. The argument of this research paper will be that only those who make a profession of faith in response to the gospel message will receive the gift of salvation, also known as restrictivism. In addition, this paper will show the weakness of the other three main positions on the destiny of the unevangelized, namely, universal opportunity, postmortem evangelism, and inclusivism. The Restrictivist View According to Boyd and Eddy, the restrictivist view “advocates that salvation is restricted to those who have heard the gospel and have made a conscious decision to accept it.” 1 This view also holds that those who do not believe cannot be saved. This is difficult for some to accept for it seems narrow and inconsistent with the loving nature of God the Father. Boyd and Eddy correctly state that this position brings much pressure to compromise the seeming narrowness of the Word in an age of pluralism.2 The Bible clearly teaches that Jesus is the only way a person is saved (John 14:6.) It is because of this that Scripture stresses the importance of preaching the gospel to the unsaved nations for in it is the power of God unto salvation (Rom. 1:16, Matt. 28:19, Mark 16:15, 2 Tim. 4:2.) The apostle Paul asks how does a person call upon Christ unless he or she first hears the gospel (Rom. 10:14.) Grudem states, “The doctrine of the gospel call is important, because if there were no gospel call we could not be saved. “How are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?” (Rom. 10:14).”3 Stott agrees by commenting, “For calling on his name presupposes that they know and believe his name (i.e. that he died, was raised and is Lord).”4 In addition, the Bible mentions there is no heavenly inheritance for those who chose a life of wickedness over a life of righteousness but rather fiery eternal punishment (1 Cor. 6:9-10, 1 Thess. 1:8.) While this view may be perceived as narrow it falls in line with the teaching of Scripture. God had singled out a nation among many nations for no particular reason. It was according to his sovereignty that God chose the nation of Israel. He bestowed his blessings upon them and pronounced curses upon all who would oppose his chosen nation. It is not unreasonable to conclude that God continues this model by bestowing blessing upon his church. The Universal Opportunity View The second view called the universal opportunity view holds that God will do all he can to save any and everyone that desires to be saved. This notion is built on the fact that God is all-powerful and wants everyone to be saved. This view is not very different from the restrictivist view in that they also believe a person is saved by the atoning work of Jesus. However, they depart by suggesting that a person will not end up in hell simply because they were never given a chance to hear the gospel. They suggest that God will somehow communicate the message of Jesus to them either by angels or