Apparently he says that closeness to god exists on a continuum, so that even people who lived decently, in ignorance of the gospel, have the opportunity to come to a favorable relationship with god after death. Mahatma Gandhi, for example, doesn't have to go to hell just because he lived as a Hindu. This reminds me of the controversial Catholic doctrine of "anonymous christians."
Of course, this assumes that your posthumous good standing with god ratchets only one way. What if you meet all the requirements as a standard orthodox christian, die, go to heaven, and then choose to rebel against god?
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