That's even worse. So it doesn't matter whether you're good or you're bad, the sole criteria for judgement is your religious belief with regards to Jesus (actually, I'm curious, what's your take on what constitutes 'accepting Jesus as your personal saviour'?)? So God disregards humanity and good for one criteria, casting even the humane and good into hell if they do not pass that one criteria? That's very cruel. Very vindictive. Very callous.
God made the rules. It is not about how "good" we are, since we will never measure up to his standard that he said. You have to put your trust in the person who did measure up to God's standards. I have underlined the important parts that you are not seeing. The one in what you said and compare it to what the Bible says.
Romans 3:10-23 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is
none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
I do have to ask you this question. Why did Jesus die on the cross for then, if it is your good works are enough to get into heaven? Personally I see no need for him to even come to earth if we can get there by the power of our own good deeds. We are saved by grace through faith.
Ephesians 2:8,9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
So it is either by the one of the two, by grace or works, you cannot be saved by both.
Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
The stark reality is that Jesus will reject those who "do" things om his name, but are not belonging to him.
Matthew 7:21-23 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
You're making it sound like I'm rejecting some guy who's trying to hug me.
