But the light Christ brought made Him a controversial figure. One of the most offensive parts of His teaching was that even the most religious people weren't good enough to enter into the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:20). The candor of Jesus was taken as an insult by the religious leaders of Israel. They considered themselves teachers of righteousness and believed that their knowledge of the law put them above the crowd.
Yet despite their unique spiritual heritage, Jesus declared that those who rejected Him-though they be "sons of the kingdom"-would be rejected from God's presence in the world to come:
The sons of the kingdom will be cast into outer darkness. There will be weeping and and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 8:12)
taken from here:
http://web001.rbc.org/pdf/discovery-series/does-god-grade-on-a-curve-passing-lifes-final-exam.pdf
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