QUOTE]So all those sins mentioned in the Bible, all those rules you're supposed to follow, you can do as you please, then right before you die say you believe in god and Jesus and you're going to heaven? If there's no punishement and everyone is going to heaven, then why do people bother trying to live as 'good Christians'? Why teach people about following Christianity, if they are going to heaven either way? [/QUOTE]
All punishments in the old testament are practically irrelevent, because of jesus' death on the cross. Jesus took punishment for every sin anyone has ever committed, and died for them.
In the bible jesus called us to live holy lives, and said that we should be leading examples of christians, so that others can see, and are led towards it. Sure you could go out and murder, sin etc but it's not a great example of a christian life, and not a good reflection on christianity as a whole.
What about all those rapists? They say they believe in god, and go to heaven?
Yes. they can. but they do have to believe it. wholly. God searches the heart to truly determine whether we believe or not.
Do you think it's fair for a murderer/rapist to go to heaven and someone who followed the 'wrong' religion, but has never hurt anyone to go to hell?
God doesn't have a list, where sins are scaled from bad (1) to very very bad (10). All sins are equal in his eyes, and are punishable by death, which means for every sin we commit, we should die, and go to hell. However jesus saves us, on one condition, that he who believes and is baptised will be saved. So murderers and rapists can go to hell. Also, in response to following the "wrong" religion, see my post above.