This query isn't meant to offend, only to enlighten me. It regards the nature of God's forgiveness and how it relates to mankind, especially non-Christians. I was directed here by a friend, since my ability with Spanish is poor at best.

If God is all-forgiving (as he is said to be), what's the use of being good and moral in this life if all of us wind up in heaven in the end? I've tried to wrap my mind around this conundrum and was directed to ask here by a friend.

Are only the saved (baptised Christians/Catholics) going to go to heaven? I've heard it said from time to time that, in the end, all and sundry will be forgiven. This strikes me as very odd given that Jesus had very clear requirements for his followers, often speaking of hell and judgment (especially for false followers, false teachers, and so forth) and of Jesus's scathing
commentaries about the Jewish religious leaders.

To be saved, doesn't one have to be aware that one is doing wrong? And also possess a desire to be forgiven by God? These are the kinds of people that went out to Jesus, but there were plenty of people who didn't go out to him or, in the case of the Jews, tried to hamper Jesus's teachings.

The modern world is full of atheists, hedonists, pagans, and so on, many of them openly scornful of God. Added to this the many Christians who, well, are lukewarm or liberal in nature. Will people of this kind be forgiven by God?

Thanks.