Are You Grieving?

Jesus Christ was friends 
with Mary and Martha and 
their brother, Lazarus. But 
Jesus was not there when 
Lazarus died. Here is what 
happened when Jesus 
Christ met Martha at the
tomb of Lazarus.

John 
11:21 Then said Martha 
unto Jesus, Lord, if thou 
hadst been here, my 
brother had not died. 

11:22 But I know, that 
even now, whatsoever 
thou wilt ask of God, God 
will give it thee. 

11:23 Jesus saith unto 
her, Thy brother shall 
rise again. 

11:24 Martha saith unto 
him, I know that he 
shall rise again in the 
resurrection at the last 
day. 

11:25 Jesus said unto her, 
I am the resurrection, 
and the life: he that 
believeth in me, 
though he were dead, 
yet shall he live: 

When people trust that 
Jesus Christ, the Sinless 
Son of God, died to pay 
for their sins and then 
rose from the grave, 
they immediately go 
into the presence of the 
Lord in heaven when 
they die! 

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. 

God told us that if we put 
our faith in Jesus Christ's 
death and resurrection 
for our sins that we can 
know that we will have 
eternal life in heaven! 
I have heard that the 
Catholic Church says 
that that is 'anathema' 
meaning something 
that is detested to believe
you can know you are
saved. But God is a 
loving heavenly Father 
who would want us to 
know NOW how to get 
to heaven and how to 
avoid going to hell. So, 
why would God be so 
cruel as to keep His
followers worrying their 
whole lives whether 
they would die and go 
into everlasting hellfire 
or into heaven? GOD IS 
LOVING AND WOULD 
NOT BE SO CRUEL! It 
is a lie from Satan that 
you cannot know you 
will go to heaven before 
you die. Satan does not 
want you having peace 
of mind so you are no 
longer afraid of death 
for the rest of your life. 
If you are constantly in 
fear of death, then you 
lose the joy and peace 
that Jesus said He would
give us when we commit 
our lives to Him. That is 
why God the Father in 
heaven gave us the 
following verse in His 
Holy Word, the King 
James Bible. This verse 
is one of my very 
favorites. It is why I was 
not afraid of death when 
had surgery for double 
breast cancer. My God is 
a God of love, not a God 
of cruelty who would keep
me guessing and 
worrying my whole life
whether I'd make it to 
heaven or not.  

1 John 5:13 
These things have I 
written unto you that 
believe on the name 
of the Son of God; 
that ye may know 
that ye have eternal 
life, and that ye may 
believe on the name 
of the Son of God.

I trust what God says 
when His Holy Word tells 
us that we can know we 
have eternal life because
the Bible tells us that 
God cannot lie. What
hope, peace, and joy
I have because I 
trust God's Holy Word
that He gave to us so
we can know NOW 
that we have eternal
life. Because of God's
promise I no longer
have to fear what 
comes after death!
What peace there is
in knowing that!

Titus 1:2 
In hope of eternal life, 
which God, that cannot 
lie, promised before the 
world began; 

And for those people 
who 
trust their pastor, priest, 
professor, or teacher 
rather than they do 
God's Holy Word, the
King James Bible, you 
may want to read my 
post called 'How can I 
know the Bible is true?' 
which shows that the 
Bible has been proven 
to be true by science, 
prophecies that have 
come true, and by 
archaeological finds. 
Link here.

1 John

5:11 And this is the 
record, 
that God hath given to us 
eternal life, and this life is 
in his Son.

5:12 He that hath the 
Son 
hath life; and he that 
hath not the Son of God 
hath not life.

5:13 These things have 
I written unto you that 
believe on the name of 
the Son of God; that ye 
may know that ye 
have eternal life, and 
that ye may believe on 
the name of the Son 
of God.

John 5:24 
Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, He that heareth my 
word, and believeth on him 
that sent me, hath 
everlasting life, and shall 
not come into 
condemnation; but 
is passed from death 
unto life. 

John 3:16

For God so loved the 
world, that he gave his 
only begotten Son [Jesus 
Christ], that whosoever 
believeth in him should 
not perish, but have 
everlasting life. 

Jesus Christ told us that 
He is preparing a wonderful 
place for your loved one to
live in when they arrive in
heaven if they have trusted 
Jesus as their Savior! It 
sounds like it's going to be 
mansion. 

John   

14:2 In my Father's house 
are many mansions: if it 
were not so, I would have 
told you. I go to prepare a 
place for you.

14:3 And if I go and prepare 
a place for you, I will come 
again, and receive you 
unto myself; that where 
I am, there ye may be 
also.

In heaven God will wipe 
away all our tears; and 
your saved loved ones 
who have died will be 
free from pain, tears, 
sickness, disease, 
handicaps, birth defects, 
mental illness, or 
anything that caused 
them pain and grief 
while they were here 
in their earthly bodies.

Revelation

21:4 And God shall wipe 
away all tears from their 
eyes; and there shall be 
no more death, neither 
sorrow, nor crying, 
neither shall there be any 
more pain: for the former 
things are passed away.

I hope these Bible 
truths will comfort you. 
And if have not yet
been saved from your
sins, and want to see
your saved family 
member in heaven 
when you die, here is
how to know you are
going to heaven when
you die. 

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 
sinner and need 
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,
alive or dead people,
religious ceremonies,
etc.) 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?'