Consider this:
For the people of the old testament, being a good person was how you got into heaven.
The new testament came along and the current thinking is that what you believe is more important than being good. That just doesn’t make sense! How can a horrible person get into heaven and a good person can’t just based on what they believe!
Further, when Columbus sailed west in 1492, he encountered people who had never heard of the bible. How did those people get into heaven? Best guess: Being good, old testament style.
What about people in India who grow up in the Hindu faith. They don’t get into heaven, even though they are good?
Bottomline: The old testament says good people get into heaven, and the new testament didn’t change that!