Would Christianity be as successful without the Heaven reward?

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IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

padib said:

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

A related question, to all Christians this time, would be: Would you still be a Christian even if God didn't offer you a seat in Heaven?

Simple answer, impossible. The reason is that eternal life heaven is exactly part of what being God means, it's part of the plan of salvation and Christ makes no sense otherwise. He would have died in vain.

I can go in greater detail, but a God like that would make no sense to me and I would reject him.

So a God that creates the Universe, makes way for your existence, knows exactly what is right and what is wrong and, potentially, answers your prayers would not be worth applying to unless you get an eternal reward in return?

Honestly, yes. As a christian I would say yes. To seek God and to try walk on the right path would mean lots of valuable time, energy, frustration and even suffering for ultimately nothing when you die at the age of 80.

I wouldn't care much about such a god.

Christianity is all about the afterlife.