Is there a free pass to the afterlife?

The Puritans of the new world were something else, if they existed in todays world they would be highly controversial and one of the most talked about subjects in the media. These people had no question in their mind that there was a heaven or hell, they did not question what they were told by their leaders. They knew of no other way of life so when someone who traveled around came and told them that if they weren't perfect in God's eye they would have to suffer eternal damnation. This would be extremely scary for anybody put in this situation keep in mind that these people didn't know any other way of life what the pastors said was law because religious figures also were in charge of the government. They must have done an extremely good job of suppressing the mind of the masses to because to that among all of these people not one person doubted what they were told enough to speak up. I think this is how the madness of the Salem Witch trials started, literally, god forbid somebody question the church they were accused of the unthinkable and just like that in the eyes of everone you lost your chance to go to heaven.