Many people emphasize that Christianity is about being “saved from” Hell. But God’s primary focus is about us being “saved to” Heaven.
Jesus is the exact representation of the Father (Hebrews 1:3, John 14:9). As we look at Jesus interacting with people while walking this earth, we see that He was mostly counseling people on how live more wisely. He also healed many people. If you look at the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) and the parables, you see much counseling to help us mature our attitudes. That helps us live better lives now and definitely helps prepare us for an eternity of wholesome relationships in Heaven.
A little more:
God built into our design the parent-child relationship. That was intentional. While some don’t have good examples of that in their life, a wise and loving parent will reward and discipline at times for behaviors. All they do of both are part of loving molding of their child’s character so that the child will have a better full life. The child will not be expected to fully understand this at times, especially in their younger years, but they usually will as they get older. If the parents and child are listening to each other, the child will know that are unconditionally loved even when being disciplined. The child will know that their love is unconditional and never based on how good they are, but solely on their parent’s love. We need to understand that this time on earth is similar. It is a brief time in our full eternal life where we are learning and maturing and an eternity full of wholesome relationships will be the result for those that decide to trust their loving and wise Heavenly Father.
Ephesians 2:4-9 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ by grace and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works…