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==Entrance into Heaven==
==Entrance into Heaven==
Religions that teach about heaven differ on how (and if) one gets into it, typically in the afterlife. In most, entrance to Heaven is conditional on having lived a "good life" (within the terms of the spiritual system). A notable exception to this is the '[[sola fide]]' belief of many mainstream Protestant sects{{Fact|date=July 2007}}, which teaches that not only do you have to live a "good life"{{Fact|date=July 2007}} and teaches that the entrance to heaven is conditional on belief and acceptance of Jesus Christ assuming the guilt of the sinner, rather than responsibility for one's own actions{{Fact|date=July 2007}} regardless of any good or bad 'works' one has participated in{{Fact|date=July 2007}}. [[Dual-covenant theology]] is a variant of this belief that exempts Jews from having to adopt Jesus as savior as a condition for entry to Heaven.{{Fact|date=January 2007}}
Religions that teach about heaven differ on how (and if) one gets into it, typically in the afterlife. In most, entrance to Heaven is conditional on having lived a "good life" (within the terms of the spiritual system). A notable exception to this is the '[[sola fide]]' belief of many mainstream Protestant sects{{Fact|date=July 2007}}, which teaches that not only do you have to live a "good life" and teaches that the entrance to heaven is conditional on belief and acceptance of Jesus Christ assuming the guilt of the sinner, rather than responsibility for one's own actions{{Fact|date=July 2007}} regardless of any good or bad 'works' one has participated in. [[Dual-covenant theology]] is a variant of this belief that exempts Jews from having to adopt Jesus as savior as a condition for entry to Heaven.
Many religions state that those who do not go to heaven will go to a place "without the presence of God", [[Hell]], which is eternal (see [[annihilationism]]). Some religions believe that other afterlives exist in addition to Heaven and Hell, such as [[Purgatory]]. One religion, [[universalism]], believes that everyone will go to Heaven eventually, no matter what they have done or believed on earth. Some forms of Christianity, including [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], believe Hell to be the termination of the soul.
Many religions state that those who do not go to heaven will go to a place "without the presence of God", [[Hell]], which is eternal (see [[annihilationism]]). Some religions believe that other afterlives exist in addition to Heaven and Hell, such as [[Purgatory]]. One religion, [[universalism]], believes that everyone will go to Heaven eventually, no matter what they have done or believed on earth. Some forms of Christianity, including [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], believe Hell to be the termination of the soul.