Without throwing yourself in reliance upon the Savior for salvation, you may be polite, amiable, honored, beloved, wealthy, idolized, caressed, flattered, moral, affectionate, benevolent and a faithful churchgoer, but without Christ, you are still a lost soul bound for hell!
All these things could never pay the penalty of your sins. Here on earth, no amount of a virtuous life could cover or amend your crimes. No amount of good life afterwards can save the criminal from his crimes. The penalty must be paid nevertheless.
Could heaven's rule and standard be any different? Could it be any less? Could a just and holy God look away and ignore your sins at the expense of justice? Will Satan have a just grounds for pointing an accusing finger against God that He is unjust for not punishing and judging sin?
My friend, God will never ever save you or forgive you because of your pious life. To do that, He would be unjust.
The penalty must be paid. Justice must be upheld and satisfied. The Accuser's lips must be sealed. And so Christ, who is approved by the Offended One (God), came and died for our sins.
Relying upon Him and what He did on the cross God would "be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus." (Romans 3:26).
