It depends. If they don't know God, but do good works, they're saved. If they know God, yet act like he doesn't exist, but still do good works, they're saved. However, if those people who act like he doesn't exist go out of their way to get other people not to believe, then they're not.
No. There is only one way. He is God in the flesh, born of a virgin, lived a perfect life, was crucified and died for our sins, buried and rose again on the third day, then physically walked and talked to his followers even ate food before physically ascended into heaven to sit in His rightful place next to the Father The Creator. He is Jesus the Christ, the True Messiah.
As he said in his own words as recorded in the book of John 10:1-13
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber....
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
You do not gain access if you are ignorant of who the Messiah is, Jesus the son of Joseph, a carpenter from Nazareth. If you argue otherwise you are not of Christ, and are likely a kike.
So without good works, one can be saved as long as they know God?
No you were asserting that good works without knowing the way through Jesus, one could be saved. James' discussion of faith and works is an interesting point no doubt, but if one truly has faith in Christ, one will not be able to live without performing good works, one is transformed by truly knowing Christ Jesus. James' discussion was not about salvation in itself, but about the transformative nature of salvation and how you cannot have true faith without good works. Works on their own do not save though, thus James' point, and what I was driving towards as well.
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