anyone or anything other
than him! God says a number
of times in his Word that he is
a jealous God!
Exodus
34:14 For thou shalt worship
Exodus
34:14 For thou shalt worship
no other god: for the LORD,
whose name is Jealous, is
a jealous God:
What is the definition of
'worship'?
To adore; the highest degree
of reverence and submission
to the one true God in
heaven consisting of
adoration, confession,
prayer, and thanksgiving.
to be statues, pictures,
shrouds or religious icons.
God says that we can
even have 'idols in our
heart' and this alienates
us from Him.
This does not mean we
This does not mean we
lose our salvation. It does
mean that our relationship
with God is broken until
we repent (be sorry for
our sin enough to want
to turn away from that
sin) and confess our
sin to him [God in heaven].
And that is because God
is Holy, Perfect, and
Sinless, and cannot
have any relationship
with sin.
Bold in Scripture verses
are for emphasis.
Ezekiel
14:4 Therefore speak unto
them, and say unto them,
Thus saith the Lord GOD;
Every man of the house of
Israel that setteth up his
idols in his heart, and
putteth the stumbling-
block of his iniquity
before his face, and
cometh to the prophet; I
the LORD will answer
him that cometh
according to the multitude
of his idols;
14:5 That I may take the
14:5 That I may take the
house of Israel in their
own heart, because they
are all estranged from
me through their idols.
14:6 Therefore say unto the
14:6 Therefore say unto the
house of Israel [and to us
followers of Jesus Christ],
Thus saith the Lord
GOD; Repent, and turn
yourselves from your
idols; and turn away
your faces from all
your abominations.
Once we confess to our Loving
Once we confess to our Loving
Heavenly Father, our
relationship is restored!
1 John
1:9 If we confess our sins,
1 John
1:9 If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
The first two of God's 10
The first two of God's 10
Commandments tell us not
to worship anyone or
anything other than Him!
Exodus
20:3 Thou shalt have no
Exodus
20:3 Thou shalt have no
other gods before me.
20:4 Thou shalt not make
20:4 Thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven
image, or any likeness of
any thing that is in heaven
above, or that is in the
earth beneath, or that is
in the water under the
earth:
20:5 Thou shalt not bow
20:5 Thou shalt not bow
down thyself to them, nor
serve them: for I the
LORD thy God am a
jealous God, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers
upon the children unto
the third and fourth
generation of them
that hate me;
There are always
There are always
consequences to our
creating false gods or
idols in our lives.
And although we don't
And although we don't
often think of the things
on this list as being 'gods'
or 'idols', they can be.
False gods or idols are
those things or people
that we spend more
time with, or hold in
higher esteem, than
we do our loving
Heavenly Father!
We need to ask ourselves
We need to ask ourselves
if we spend more time with
these things or people
than we do God. If so,
God says we need to repent.
I am guilty of these things,
too. I think God would
rather have me working on
my Christian blog or
sharing Christian tracts
than wasting time on
things that have no eternal
value.
TV
ourselves
our clothes
our looks
exercise
texting
social media
electronic gadgets
the internet
entertainment
sports
TV
ourselves
our clothes
our looks
exercise
texting
social media
electronic gadgets
the internet
entertainment
sports
hobbies
eating
music
friends
husband or wife
eating
music
friends
husband or wife
significant other
boyfriends
girlfriends
making money
spending money
work
your body
shoes
shopping
trees and plants
nature
animals
crafting
secular magazines
secular books
secular movies
sports figures
movie stars
politics
celebrities
You may have some other
making money
spending money
work
your body
shoes
shopping
trees and plants
nature
animals
crafting
secular magazines
secular books
secular movies
sports figures
movie stars
politics
celebrities
You may have some other
material thing or person
or animal to add to this
list as the 'god' or 'gods'
in your life.
God must be hurt when we
God must be hurt when we
would rather spend time
with our 'gods' than with
talking to Him in prayer
and in studying His
Word to get to know Him
better, and to learn how
to live a life that is
pleasing to Him.
And if you or someone
you know would like to
know how to go to
heaven when they die,
here is God's Way to
heaven from His Holy
Word, the King James
Bible.
How Can I Get To Heaven?
How can I be saved
from my sins and know
that I will go to heaven
when I die? God's Holy
Word, the King James
Bible, tells us how:
Agree with God in
heaven that you are
a sinner and need a
Saviour. GOD SAYS
WE ARE ALL
SINNERS. But keep
reading because
there is Good News
for you:
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned,
and come short of the
glory of God;
Be willing to turn from
your sin (repent).
Acts 17:30
And the times of this
ignorance God winked
at; but now commandeth
all men every where to
repent:
Believe that Jesus
Christ, the Sinless Son
of God, shed his blood
on the cross to pay
for your sins and
mine, was buried,
and that three
days later He rose
from the dead.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God
hath raised him from
the dead, thou shalt
be saved.
Repent of trusting in
anything or anyone
other than Jesus
Christ (i.e. baptism,
good works, idols,
false gods, $/tithes,
man-made church
rules or traditions,
or religious
ceremonies) to
save you.
Titus 3:5
Not by works of
righteousness which we
have done, but according
to his mercy he saved us,
by the washing of
regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy
Ghost;
Jesus said that we do
not get to heaven by our
good works (stuff we
have done). See verses
7:22 and 7:23 below!
Matthew
7:21 Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the
will of my Father which
is in heaven.
7:22 Many will say to
me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy
name? and in thy
name have cast
out devils? and in
thy name done
many wonderful
works?
7:23 And then will I
profess unto them,
I never knew you:
depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
Accept God's Free
Gift of eternal life
through his Sinless
Son, the Lord Jesus
Christ. It is a free gift
to you, but it cost Jesus
Christ his life! You do
not have to work to
earn a Gift - It is free!
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of
God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Ask Jesus Christ to be
your personal Saviour
and Lord of your life.
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall
call upon the name
of the Lord shall be
saved.
So, if you did that and
sincerely meant it,
then you are now a
Christian! Welcome
to the family.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God
hath raised him from
the dead, thou shalt
be saved.
And when you die, you
will go straight to heaven
to be with Jesus Christ
forever and ever! The
following Bible verse
is one of my favorites.
It gave me comfort when
I went through double
breast cancer surgery
for I knew that if I died
on the operating table
I would immediately be
in heaven with Jesus!
Knowing that is why I
no longer fear what
comes after death.
What freedom there is
in knowing that.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, I say,
and willing rather to be
absent from the body,
and to be present with
the Lord.
One note to all dear
Catholics: The Catholic
church says that it is
wrong to believe that
you can know you are
saved before you die.
Please think about
this: God is a God of
love. After all he sent
his Son to die for your
sins so you could be
with him in heaven for
eternity! That is love!
Why would a God of love
want you to worry all of
your life whether you will
go to heaven or hell when
you die? God in heaven
wants us to have peace
and joy in this life as we
live for him and draw
others to him as their
Saviour. Only a cruel
God would want us
worried and stressed
about what comes after
death. But GOD LOVES
YOU and wants you to
have peace knowing that
you are saved now and
can know now that you
are going to heaven when
you die! Please trust your
loving heavenly Father's
Holy Word (the King James
Bible) when God tells you
that you will be with Him
after death if you trusted
Jesus Christ as your
Saviour!
And now that you have
become a Christian, it
is important to learn how
to live a life that glorifies
God in heaven who gave
you the Gift of salvation.
Link here to my Bible
study on 'What Do I Do
Now That I Am Saved?'