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That was a good point that you made.
If people live their entire lives in the name of Christ but behave in a way that only marginally misses righteousness in the eyes of God, they may as well have raped and murdered their whole lives because they are meeting the same fate.

It is Ok for a Hindu to eat a ham sandwich but he will be damned to hell for eating that hamburger.
The funny thing is, if this same person were Jewish, it would be the other way around. Is either one any less a believer that he is not allowed into the kingdom?

If people live their entire lives in the name of Christ but behave in a way that only marginally misses righteousness in the eyes of God, they may as well have raped and murdered their whole lives because they are meeting the same fate.

Unsurprisingly, you don't seem to understand Christ. The entire point of Christianity is that we can not live our lives in a way that is "righteous in the eyes of God," hence the substitionary sacrifice of the Infinite Christ to pay the penalty justice requires for our sins.

SD

"That was a good point that you made.
If people live their entire lives in the name of Christ but behave in a way that only marginally misses righteousness in the eyes of God, they may as well have raped and murdered their whole lives because they are meeting the same fate."

You can't marginally miss righteousness.

We start with zero righteousness. Through our life we accumulate little--never enough for salvation.

Righteousness is defined as Jesus Christ. If one gives up one's life to Him in exchange for His life, one obtains forgiveness and righteousness. If one doesn't, one doesn't.

"It is Ok for a Hindu to eat a ham sandwich but he will be damned to hell for eating that hamburger.
The funny thing is, if this same person were Jewish, it would be the other way around. Is either one any less a believer that he is not allowed into the kingdom?"

The fact of differing (and contradictory) religious doctrines proves they are not all "right". If you believe in an objective religious reality, your first goal is to find out who (or Who) is telling the truth.

If people live their entire lives in the name of Christ but behave in a way that only marginally misses righteousness in the eyes of God, they may as well have raped and murdered their whole lives because they are meeting the same fate.

Yeah, but Jesus beat you to it.

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven..."

Try looking it up.

Cheers!