Nothing is certain but death and taxes. – Benjamin Franklin

The truth is that you may escape paying taxes, but you’ll never escape death. So, what happens after you die?  90% of Christians believe that they’re going to heaven and if you add up Christians and Muslims 90% of the world believes that they’re going to heaven.

The general consensus is that good people go to heaven and since there are many people in the world, the general belief is that there is more than one way to make it into heaven. Therefore, in this belief system, the determining factor of whether or not you make it to heaven is not the god you worship it’s how good a person you’ve been.

If you ask the average Christian, why do you believe you’re going to heaven? Their answer would sound something like this: I believe in God, I don’t harm anyone and even though I’m not perfect I’m a good person.

Four reasons why the “good people go to heaven” belief system is so appealing:

1. It’s logical – Good people go to heaven bad people don’t.
2. It’s advantageous – Because I qualify. I may not be perfect but I am a good person.
3. It’s motivational – It encourages me to become a better person.
4. It’s consistent – with the universal belief that there’s a good God who rewards good people.

Three problems with the belief system that good people go to heaven:

1. There is no clear standard by which we can measure our progress. How good must you be? “There is no one righteous”. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”.– Romans 3:10 & 23
2. Whose standards? How good must you be? Over 50% good? And at what age does your behavior start counting?
3. If Good people go to heaven then Jesus lied. Jesus taught that forgiven person to go to Heaven

 Christianity is a better system because:

1. Everyone is welcomed. “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” – Romans 10:13 NIV
2. Everyone enters through the same door. “I am the way” – Jesus
3. Everyone can fulfill the necessary requirements. You must acknowledge that you’ve sinned.