Jesus was a heretic...according to current christianity

31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' 37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' 40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' MT 25:31-40

these verses are very beautiful...when we care for the hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, and invite in strangers we are actually doing these things for Jesus. God's presence is in people and we can find Jesus in everyone - not just "christians". but another note of point on this passage is that it is talking about the final judgment - when Jesus comes again. it says all people will be separated with the "sheep" going to the kingdom prepared since the creation of the world and the "goats" not getting to go.

but what does Jesus say is the basis of this judgment? being born again? going to church? having correct, orthodox theology? being a good person? not using cuss words? being the correct denomination? nope, he doesn't say any of these things - he says that the basis of this judgment at the end of time will be whether or not we cared for the hungry, gave drink to the thirsty, invited in strangers, clothed those who don't have clothes, cared for the sick, and visited those in prison. those who do these things, Jesus says that they will go to the place prepared for them. those who do not do these things, the verse goes on to say, Jesus will say "depart from me you who are cursed."

God incarnate seems to have a very different idea of what it means to have a relationship with him and to be "saved". he doesn't say here that those who have said the sinner's prayer, pray regularly, have regular quiet times, fast, go to church, try to convert others, join full-time professional ministry, observe proper church manners, talk religiously, are baptized, refrain from saying shit, damn, fuck, bastard, god damnit, etc. will go to heaven. these activities aren't bad, necessarily, but perhaps a lot of the things that have been emphasized in christianity don't actually matter as much to God as we pretend they do.

perhaps God is more interested in us loving people unconditionally to show them His love instead of us living by rules and regulations. perhaps God is more interested in us blessing and serving others instead of judging their sin. perhaps he is more interested in us being in tune with his plans, instead of us acting like we are good christians. perhaps "salvation" could include others besides those who have prayed the sinner's prayer, or even those who haven't heard of Jesus.