Article — Heaven and Hell — Q & A

Is Heaven a real place?

About two-thirds (67%) of Americans believe heaven is a real place. For Evangelical Christians, the number is much higher at 90%.

 

For Non-Christians, about one-third (37%) believe heaven is a real place. However, "just under half of Americans (45 percent) say there are many ways to heaven—which conflicts with traditional views about salvation being linked to faith in Jesus." ​

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Is Hell a real place?

"About 6 in 10 Americans (61 percent) say hell is a real place. Black Protestants (86 percent) and Evangelicals (87 percent) are most likely to say hell is real. Catholics (66 percent) and Mainline Protestants (55 percent) are less convinced."

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"Overall, Americans don’t seem too worried about sin or being sent to hell. Two-thirds (67 percent) say most people are basically good, even though everyone sins a little bit—an optimistic view of human nature at odds with traditional teaching about human sin."

However, the Bible is clear that we are all born with a sinful nature and that there is no one righteous. Just being good most of the time doesn't get you into heaven. The only way to heaven is to believe in Jesus as your savior.  

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To learn more about believing in Jesus, visit our Salvation page "How can I be saved?" by clicking HERE.