I can accept that all religions have to have certain criteria by which one becomes a Christian, Jew, etc., but I will never accept that an IDEA is more important THAN HOW ONE CONDUCTS THEMSELVES IN LIFE. Titles don’t interest me, how people ACT does.
It’s not the “idea.” It’s the person of Jesus Christ. You know, the son of God who lived a perfect life fulfilling the law, who died taking my sins and the sins of the world, and who rose again victorious over death, walked around for several days appearing to hundreds of people, and then ascending back to heaven with the Father. The one who is coming back.
If you want to be judged by your works, God will do that, but you should remember that you will be judged by his standard not yours. His standard is perfection. Have you lived a perfect life? Made no mistakes? Had no impure thoughts? Done nothing wrong? Ever? Our works will not get you or me to heaven because they are never perfect.
The only alternative is to put your faith in Jesus as savior. He paid the debt for our sins. We were purchased with his blood. There is a place for us to live as good a life as we can as his servants, but that comes after salvation. It comes in obedience because we love him, not in order to earn our way to heaven.