Jesus' mission & message were not about "heaven", not about how to attain a blessed afterlife. Though Jesus, like many if his Jewish contemporaries, affirmed an afterlife, it was not his primary concern. Because many Christian as well as non-Christians tend to see Jesus & Christianity within the framework on what happens after death, it seems important to realise at the outset that this was not what his mission was about. it wasn't about what you must believe or how you must believe in order to attain heaven. Rather, his mission was about the character of God, the way of centering in God, and the kingdom of God.
(Marcus Borg, "Jesus")
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