Here is a tricky question.Would anyone believe in God if going to heaven was not in the equasion? If there is no heaven or hell, what would it matter? When some one can actually tell me where either one of these places exist I might change my mind.
Well, speaking for myself, when I made my decision to accept Jesus as Lord, the matter of heaven and hell was not even something I had considered, and certainly not one that was used to “beat me into belief”. This old saw about heaven and hell being used as a bribe or a threat to keep the rabble in line is a modern atheist construct. True practioners of Christianity are more concerned about life before death than life after it.