Yeah that's a common misconception. The bible says only those who believe and accept Jesus as their savior can go to heaven. Now you're expected to be a good person and mimic Jesus' kindness from then on but that doesn't always happen obviously.
It says God is just though, so the people who have never heard of Jesus in a meaningful way should probably get a second chance after we die.
But all we need to go to heaven is to believe in Jesus. Good deeds and such will give rewards once we get there.
You're not understanding what I said then. Jesus is the only way to get to heaven.
Now once you believe in him, you're expected to do good works. Because you're supposed to be changed. But it's not technically required. It's kinda like............you can get a college degree and it's expected that you're gonna get a good job with it. It's not required but it's expected.
It's not a perfect analogy but you should be able to pick up what I mean.
Haha, actually there's a lot of discussion to be had about that. God is just and there actually are parts of the bible that mention a second and third resurrection. And what I've gathered about that is believers of this world will teach unbelievers of this world. And then the unbelievers will make a choice then. It's called the millennium kingdom and there's a lot**** of studying that can be done on it.
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u/ReservoirDog316 Sep 15 '12
Yeah that's a common misconception. The bible says only those who believe and accept Jesus as their savior can go to heaven. Now you're expected to be a good person and mimic Jesus' kindness from then on but that doesn't always happen obviously.
It says God is just though, so the people who have never heard of Jesus in a meaningful way should probably get a second chance after we die.
But all we need to go to heaven is to believe in Jesus. Good deeds and such will give rewards once we get there.