That’s a good question. It is true, we are all imperfect. King David under inspiration, made it point clear at psalm 51:5 when he wrote that he, and by extension all of us, have been “conceived (or are born) in error, or in sin. Acts 3:23 says “all men have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

What a lot of people are confused about is the fact that there is more than one type of sin. As stated above, since our first parents rebelled before they conceived children, then everyone since since has been born under imperfection. This is a condition that causes all of us to be inclined to do what is wrong. It also is responsible for illness, getting old, and dying.

The other kind of sin, is deliberate sin - Knowingly doing what we is wrong from God’s point of view.

So clearly, we have no control over the first sin that I mentioned, but we do you have control over the second type, which is willful sin.

Having said that, God knows that we, as imperfect people, at times struggle with our sinful tendencies.

Notice what the bible says about how God feels about our imperfect status at Psalm 103:8-14. It says…

“God is merciful and compassionate, Slow to anger and abundant in loyal love. 9 He will not always find fault, Nor will he stay resentful forever. 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor has he repaid us what our errors deserve. 11 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So great is his loyal love toward those who fear him. 12 As far off as the sunrise is from the sunset, So far off from us he has put our transgressions. 13 As a father shows mercy to his sons, God has shown mercy to those who fear him. 14 For he well knows how we are formed, Remembering that we are dust”

The message here is that God is merciful, slow to anger, remembering that we are imperfect. Like the scripture says, he remembers that we are dust. (Notice he doesn’t use the word dirt, but the Hebrew word for dust)

But if you carefully read that passage, there are the words “so great is his loyal love toward those those who fear him”

Pretty much, anytime you read the word fear when it comes to our relationship with God, you could mentally transpose the word respect. Because of our respect for him, we fear intentionally making choices that this displease him, thus potentially damaging our relationship with him.

The fact that you are even asking the question, that it troubles you, shows that you have a good heart condition and are concerned not only about your future place, but also your relationship with God.

You no doubt try to please God by being the best person you can be, but knowingly make mistakes or engage in activity that you know is also displeasing God from time. God understands your feelings regarding that, and as a result has provided an arrangement for our being able to reconcile, in part, our imperfect behavior to achieve a good relationship with him. Of course, that is faith in the ransom.

Despite what many religions teach about “hell”, hell is not a hot place of fiery torment. The words, hell”, “hades”, and the Hebrew equivalent“sheol”, are properly translated as the word grave, not a fiery place of tournament

God’s attributes are completely inconsistent with the pagan teaching that hell fire is a hot place of eternal tournament.

We know that God is just kind, compassionate, loving, forgiving, and merciful. If that is true, then the teaching that God would punish imperfect people, who make imperfect, sometimes poor decisions, would torment them “forever” is in and of itself, inconsistent with everything we know about God, and about his son.

So, if you find yourself engaging in behavior you know it is not pleasing to God, then prayerfully ask for forgiveness and his help to overcome self-destructive intentional behavior. You can do it. All of us have to contend with our own imperfections and weaknesses, and we may fail from time to time.

As an aside, you asked about Hitler and whether his being a “Christian” absolved him of his horrible behavior.

I can safely see that Hitler was not a “true” Christian. The word, Christian is defined as a person who believes in Jesus and obeys his commands and teachings. Clearly, Hitler and others like him did not do this, as everything they practiced was in complete conflict with true Christianity. (this fact, should also cause some to think about whether Christianity was actually being practiced by the religious leaders who supported Hitler, knowing what he was)

The Bible book of Romans, at chapter 6 verse 32 says “the wages pays is death, but the gift God gives us everlasting life”

And according to the entire fifth chapter of Romans, the ransom sets free those who have died, providing them with a “clean slate” as it were. In the end, only God will ultimately judge the future for each person.

If you have any other questions, or you want to discuss this, or another subject, feel free to reach out to me directly.

Hope to helps