re: Will you make it to heaven?

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However, we will all stand before him for accountability of how we used our gifts, talents, and abilities. That accountability for Christians has nothing to do with punishment, only what rewards we may or may not receive. Those rewards will have value different than what anyone can imagine in this life

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So if I am reading this right, if Hitler was saved as a teen he would be in heaven despite his evil later deeds, but in heaven terms his mansion would be a 3rd floor walkup cold water flat as opposed to what the Pope would get?

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People that want to believe get mad about that, far angrier than those who are as certain about their non-belief

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I am a person of faith. My experience is that some that get angry do so because they have a heartfelt belief that they feel is being attacked, though it usually isn't. Not all people of faith apply reason to the extrapolation of their belief system.

My experience also includes a good bit of condescension from the other side of the argument, as though they have somehow proven that the object of faith does not exist and any who believe are somehow inferior. I think those are flip sides of the same reactionary coin (you do get both from each side).

I've always contended that if you want to go with a purely logical belief, agnosticism is probably it, though I am not agnostic. I am an odd bird, however, as I am a person of faith who is a skeptic by nature.

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I have faith that the sun will rise tomorrow

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This is something that is provable via science. Now that it is proven we just assume it will also "rise" tomorrow, observations of things occurring in the universe should clue us in to any natural events that may change that if we don't miss them. The definition I am applying involves thing outside of nature, supernatural, if you will.

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There is just as much evidence as a vampire being immortal as there is a God granting immortality.

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That is correct, if you are waiting for proof of God you will never find it on this side of the grave, IMO. If you choose to believe otherwise until proven different, it is certainly within your rights to do so.

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Sins are the result of our desire for three things money, sex, and power.

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Greed
Anger
Sloth
Gluttony
Envy
Lust
Pride

Many sins do not fall into your categories

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The only thing for sure is that your consciousness ends

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That is not certain. It may be the consciousness is material in origin, or it may be that certain material conditions allow consciousness to be expressed. Hard to say either way. I've seen enough weird shite through entheogens that I lean towards the brain being a conduit for conscious experience rather than the originator, but I may very well be wrong.

What if upon death, your consciousness becomes all knowing and understanding because you are no longer restricted by a limited human knowledge capacity.

Maybe its beyond comprehension

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What if upon death, your consciousness becomes all knowing and understanding because you are no longer restricted by a limited human knowledge capacity.

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I chose to post that due to factors ultimately beyond my control. Whether those factors were determined by a causal chain or due to some mix of randomness and determinism, the “free will” idea doesn’t work.

The truth lies somewhere between determinism and pure choice. We can make conscious decisions, but are limited by factors beyond our control.

Determinism implies that all actions and eventualities are programmed from the very beginning of reality. If true, then there can be no conclusion other than reality being a simulation.

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Free will doesn’t exist. The concept is fundamentally flawed.

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Disagree. Some people's concept of free will is flawed.
You have free will, however you're programmed with certain inclinations that you can override.