Salvation In Spite Of Circumstances

As far as being saved, it's entirely possible that, in spite of lack of access to the Bible and the gospel bearers, God revealed Himself to these remote people, who then may have faith and be saved. It's also entirely possible that God did NOT reveal Himself to some or all of these people, and then these people without faith would essentially be condemned. I tend to think that if this were the case, whomever God did not reveal Himself to and seemingly didn't give the opportunity to accept or reject His truth... I tend to think that these people would have rejected the truth anyway, had they actually been given the opportunity to be exposed to it. I don't think God makes mistakes like that, where He accidentally lets somebody be born in some remote island and end up condemned when that person would have actually believed had he/she grown up in another situation. God is all-knowing and pretty much knows where each person will end up, so if He knows that Mr. X is going to be among his flock, among His own children, God could will it so that this person grows up in a Christian home and accepts the truth, or God could will it so that this person grows up in the slums and is evangelized to, or God could will it so that this person is in some remote village or island and is evangelized to, or God could will it that this person never gets evangelized to but sees God reveal Himself through visions, etc. One way or other, God's will is sovereign. God's will is NOT thwarted by circumstances.Even in the most unlikely of places that one would imagine the gospel being shared, God could reveal Himself in whatever way He sees fit.

As far as circumstances and opportunities to be exposed to the gospel or the truth being preached... I don't think there is unfairness because no matter the situation, the situation cannot trump God's will. So for opportunities to hear the truth and be saved... I don't believe there is unfairness in one's circumstances and plight. Of course if we are talking about the circumstances and the situations themselves, in and of themselves, of course things are not fair (one person is born in poverty and the slums, and another into a wealthy family; one person dies an untimely and tragic death whereas another does not; or think of Job... some people have a lot of suffering and tribulation in their lives while others do not). Also, if we are talking about the idea that some people end up being saved and others not, that God would save some but not others, yes that is also unfair (of course if God wanted to be fair about that, He would save no one). Thus circumstances themselves, and predestination itself, are unfair. But if we are talking about people not given the chance to believe or given the opportunity to believe due to circumstances, I don't think there is a case, because circumstances are not greater than God. If it's in God's plan to give that person on the remote island a chance to know the truth and be saved, God could and would easily overcome that person's circumstance, and show Himself to that person, even though there may be no Bible ever heard of in that village. So this basically covers all the people who may have never been exposed to the gospel and Bible, and this also covers people who existed before the Bible, i.e. the caveman etc.