I grew up going to church but I’m not religious now and I never really understood this part.
Please, no answers along the lines of “aha, that’s why Christianity is a sham” or “religions aren’t logical”. I don’t want to debate whether it’s right or wrong, I just want to understand the logic and reasoning that Christians use to explain this.
Depends on the sect of Christianity. Some do acknowledge that you can accept Jesus on your death bed after being a murderer all your life and be saved as long as you’re sincere. Other’s not so much. It’s hard to give you one answer simply because there is no one answer across all of Christianity.