MC->No, you're greatly mistaken. The Bible is clear that there is only one way to heaven, and that is through accepting Jesus Christ as one's savior (John 14:6, Acts 4:12).
Great post MC but the bible does give three ways to get to heaven. The problem is that (for everyone except babies and young children) two of them don't work. The minimum acceptable standard of behavior for entry into heaven is perfection, and we just can't measure up. The first way is covered in Romans 2:13-15
Romans 2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
This is the law of the conscience. To get to heaven you simply have to never offend your conscience. Of course for anyone past a certain young age this is impossible to do. (and once violated it cannot be fixed) We know what is right and yet we choose to do wrong. This is the way that babies and young children who die get to heaven, they do not know right from wrong yet and cannot offend their conscience.
The second way is to perfectly fulfill the law, this is covered pretty clearly in the OT. Of course we've found that no one can keep the law perfectly except Jesus the Christ so this one doesn't work either. (But is theoretically possible)
Which leaves us to trusting God for our salvation. The old testament saints trusted in the coming Messiah to save them and it was counted to them for righteousness. They believed God was going to deliver them based on what they knew of Him. The new testament saints (us) trust in the revealed Messiah to save us. We know he is Jesus and He is God and man and died on the cross to pay for our sins and give us entry into heaven.
This last way works because we don't have to be perfect to use it. Jesus was perfect for us.
Thanks, John O! I agree completely with what you have said (although you startled me a bit when I read the first sentence or two!)