it always baffles me how some christian’s view god. i’m jewish and we technically believe in the same god (just not jesus) but our most important holiday in the year is literally about asking for forgiveness. and you gotta ask the people in your life that you’ve hurt for forgiveness before even asking god for forgiveness.
We are all sinners and deserve to die for our sin. We believe that Jesus died to absolve us of our sins as long as we come to believe in him and striving to live as he lived. You’re essentially being given new life after death since your sins are absolved by him. However, if you don’t come to believe in Jesus and that he died for your sins, you are separated from him as you have not been absolved of your sins.
the bible regularly contradicts itself. paul’s books tend to say it’s through faith alone while others like james say that faith without works is dead. there’s also jesus’s sorting of the sheep and goats that implies that simply believing isn’t enough and that good faith requires good actions