Many evangelical Christians preach just that.
“Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior or spend eternity in the fires of Hell.” From what I have been told about Hell, it’s a lot like spending time with my ex. Each moment seemed like eternal agony. I sure don’t want that, I already had a taste of Hell. I’m sold, where do I sign up? Many people learn about Jesus when the Gospel is preached to them. How do I know this preacher, minister, pastor or priest or whoever is preaching the right thing? I would have to put my faith in him or her. How would I know what church? There are over 10,000 flavors or Christianity worldwide. If I spent just one hour going to each and every one of these churches to investigate, it would take me over 200 years. I have also had to believe the Bible is true. This would require I put my faith in the people who compiled the Bible. The Bible didn’t just fall out of the sky one day. It took about 400 years to put it together. How do I know these people chose the right books? Then there are the books that didn’t make the cut, like the Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Mary and many others. I would also have to put my faith in the authors who wrote the books of the Bible. I have no idea who these people were, neither do scholars. This is what God wants from people to be “saved”. It seems to be a very tall order. A person MUST subscribe to a specific idea about God otherwise that same person is damned for eternity? Actually, the Jesus of the canonical Gospels said the very opposite.