Handbook 9: 1 Peter 1:17-21 Fear God

The average American, I believe whether Christian or not, thinks that they are generally a good person.  Often people will appeal to that basic “good-ness” when talking about heaven and hell.  One student in an interview said, “I’m an atheist and I don’t really care about Christianity mostly because I believe that if there is a God he’s not going to send me to hell just because I’m an atheist.”  Another says, “When I die God, if there is a God, will see all the good things I’ve done and then he’ll let me into heaven because I’m a good person.”