NO.
If not, what is the point of obedience, thanksgiving and praise? Can we get to heaven without it?
I do not mean to be uncharitable, but this is a very selfish attitude. The point of obedience, thanksgiving and praise is to show obedience thanksgiving and praise. To show love for the God that sent His Son to hang and a cross and save our sorry carcasses.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not grevious.
Do you always have to have something back for your good behavior? Is good behavior to much to ask for so great a salvation? Isn't pleasing God enough of a rewrd?
Becky
I have always been told: "be good and you go to heaven; be bad and you go to hell." Now you're saying that that's a lie. Behaviour doesn't matter! Reminds me of Santa Claus. We all get our gifts anyway. (Do you know of anyone who ever really got a lump of coal in his/her stocking?)
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for "believing and receiving." That puts us all in heaven with Bill and Hillary. But if obedience is irrelevant, why bother to have commandments in the first place?
Is good behavior to much to ask for so great a salvation?
You're suggesting that there is a correlation between behaviour and salvation. Is there now, really? Think about it.