Qlip
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It just seems strange to me that, if there's a direct correlation between your actions and beliefs and consequences in the afterlife, they would operate on some system more harsh than reaping what you sow, so to say.
Well, I don't disagree with you, but the Christian premise is not yours. I don't believe in the Christian premise, so I'm playing a bit of a Devil's Advocate here (har har). Most Christians do not believe that your actions and beliefs (or works) are correlated with your consequences in the afterlife. They do believe that people who accept Jesus will on the whole be better people, and that doing good things shows your belief in God. So really, good deads does not equal heaven.
There is at least on branch of Christianty (Calvinists) that basically says that you can never choose to be a good person and be saved on your own, you can't even choose to accept Jesus, you are so sinful. The only ones to be saved are the ones who were chosen by God specifically.