Well, now you understand the first part of the gospel, at least. See, the first part of the GOOD NEWS is BAD NEWS. God doesn't grade on the curve. Again, your problem is a basic misunderstanding of the biblical teaching on the standards. The standard for heaven, according to the bible IS perfection. Not "trying hard" not "being better than so and so" not "basic human decency" but absolute hard edged cold unyeilding PERFECTION and no room for error. This is what makes the gospel such good news. It is an offer of a righteousness that is not your own, given as a free gift, on the basis of nothing but empty hands and faith that He has, in fact, promised to give it. That is GOOD NEWS because you can't do it and you quit trying silly measuring standards like Jabbar vs the Dwarf, because NONE of us can hit the mark. You receive, in fact, the very righteous record of Christ, imputed to your account. That, simply put, is biblical teaching. That is what makes Christianity different than any other religion. Muslims, Hindus, Jewish, or whoever say "try harder, live good, do your best....." Jesus says (my paraphrase) "it don't work that way, and if you persist in thinking that way, it will ruin you for eternity." In fact, if righteousness sufficient to know God could be attained that way, then the cross is not a marvel of love, but some cosmic dumbass spectacle of some poor idiot who died and didn't really need to..., cause we can do it ourselves if we just try hard enough. Don't mean to be harsh, but there it is.
That last post sounded so preachy. I am sorry.
Let me go on record and say that I should not say "YOU" need to hear this, as much as "I" need to hear this....., and I do. Please forgive me for coming across like I have anything. I hate myself sometimes for being so arrogant, and it is a reminder of why I am the one who needs that imputed righteousness far more than the people I am trying to 'splain it to. Again, please forgive if I sound pompous. I really am, you know, but I wish I weren't