Would you believe that Jesus did not call us to live our Christian life just to escape hell? It’s not to be a life of minimum joy and fulfillment, but a life that is full and overflowing. If our primary motivation would just be merely avoiding eternal punishment then we are missing the wonders and joys and victories of climbing higher and higher with Jesus.
He promised us LIFE more abundantly. We cannot experience a full and abundant life if we are living in fear. We should not live minimally. We have to live life to the maximum!