[twntaipan]

To a degree you are right, or at least I agree with you. But there are some who would call themselves Christian who, by the Bible's standards, bear no evidence of that fact. They are culturally Christian, but their value system is of the world. While those who have never ever heard should first be given opportunity to hear (of Christ), even those whose parents may have been church members (of whatever variety), but who never "chosen to follow" Christ need that same opportunity.

[Marysecretary]

That's right. Each person has to find Christ for him or herself. Many churches don't tell their congregations about salvation. They're religious but don't know anything about relationship and that's what Christ is all about--relationship. He hated the religion of his day because it put people in bondage and it still does in some churches. God wants to set us free to love and worship Him and Him alone.