Holier than thou

For once I am going to attempt to actually keep to one topic.

I am curious about something, honestly is there a difference between two people, one that has lived a life of piety, a weekly regular at church, tithing the ten percent that they are supposed to, waiting until marriage to taste forbidden fruit, and a person that has lived a little left of living right. While the second person still believes they are also going through life living, enjoying God's gift, viewing a devout life as living in fear of disobeying God. And I am talking about the end of the road, both believe, both fully realize that there really is no one other than God.

Basically what I think that I am asking is whether or not there is a minimum standard to get into heaven. Which I always thought was accepting God into your heart. You do not have to proclaim it to the heavens, just to yourself. And through yourself to God. That would mean that a person that has believed in God their whole life, and the person that has done nothing right lying on their death bed finally believes, go to the same place. Is that fair?

Why does their need to be fairness? Maybe that is just love in general. God's love, or a mother's love. Two children, one the good one, and one the bad seed. Their mother loves them both. Even if they both do not return the love. Or one feels jealous because they feel that mother should love them more.

So maybe what I am really talking about is can you love someone more than another. I have been told that God is love. And Christianity is all about forgiveness. I think that if you love someone, you love them. Whether or not you like them maybe called into question though.

I am not presuming to speak of God's intentions, nor am I attempting to convert or persuade. I am just thinking out loud attempting to logic through something. But I think that there is no difference in God's eyes between the devout believer and the person that while they still believe they "enjoy" their time here. Even the person that still believes but explores other religions for their cultural or moral value.

While I have not lived the most devout life, choices that I have made have led me towards living "in the light" so to speak. Basically I am a good boy that minds well. While some of my associates might not be quite so bright, their intentions are good. Well their intentions in general, at times their intentions are less than seemly, but they are generally good folk.

Would I be offended if I get to heaven and people that lived a life of sin were allowed in? I think that is like asking would I be offended if my life was not the minimum requirement for getting into heaven, so if I wanted to I could have gone out and went a little crazy with women and booze, without fear of going to the hot place. But that would mean that I am not living the life that I wanted to lead. I am doing these good works to attempt to get somewhere. I am good in exchange for something. See I do not think that way. I am "good" because that is who I am. Am I perfect, no, really if you know me you would start laughing at that and as soon as you get under control you would say no, I am not perfect, but then few are. I know that every now and again my devil horns pop up and push my halo off kilter. But that only allows me to see that it is a little dull, so I take it off for a bit and polish it up. So that it shines when I place it back on my head. During the time when it is that it is off, well, that's just boys being boys right?

This is the way that God made me, I feel like it is the way that I should live. But hey I could be wrong, I am after all male.