WITH THE LORD THERE IS FORGIVENESS AND MERCY, AND FOR THIS WE REVERE HIM . . . The Lord came to preach good news, all merciful sinners go to heaven. Then he said, "Woe to you hypocrites!" Unmerciful sinners are judged harshly. For more information about how heaven and hell works, check out Jesus' parable of the "Unmerciful Servant." Jesus tells the story of a servant whose massive debt is forgiven by the king, but who refuses to forgive a smaller debt owed to him by a friend. He is put in the dungeon and tortured for his hypocrisy. Matthew 18:21-35 According to Jesus, it is central to our faith to forgive others as we are forgiven by God. Our heavenly Father is merciful and so we should be merciful to others.