Let's see what God's Holy
Word, the King James
Bible, has to say about
you doing good works
to earn your way into
are in red.
Bold in Bible verses are
for emphasis.
FIRST SOME FACTS WE
FIRST SOME FACTS WE
MUST ALL FACE.
God says we are all
sinners, that includes
me and you.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and
come short of the glory
of God;
Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, was the only
SINLESS One who
could pay our sin-debt.
1 John 3:5
And ye know that he
[Jesus] was manifested
[made visible] to take
away our sins; and
in him [Jesus Christ]
is no sin.
WE CANNOT GET INTO
HEAVEN BECAUSE GOD
IS HOLY AND CANNOT
BE IN THE PRESENCE
OF SIN, AND HE SAYS
WE ARE ALL SINNERS.
BUT PLEASE KEEP
READING BECAUSE
THERE IS GOOD
NEWS COMING!
Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities [sins]
have separated between
you and your God, and
your sins have hid his
face from you, that he
will not hear.
Jesus Christ, dying in
our place, took on
the burden of our
sins so we could be
reconciled to God; but
we have to get to
heaven God’s Way,
not our way! Heaven
is God’s throne, and
He says who will get
into His Holy heaven!
Psalm 11:4(a)
The LORD is in his holy
temple, the LORD'S
throne is in heaven:
IF YOU COULD WORK
YOUR WAY TO HEAVEN,
THEN JESUS CHRIST
DIED FOR NO REASON!
Galatians 2:21
I do not frustrate the
grace of God: for if
righteousness come by
the law [good works],
then Christ is dead
in vain.
God says all our
righteousnesses (our
good deeds, our
attendance at religious
ceremonies, our tithes,
our prayers, our church
traditions, or anything
WE DO) are as filthy rags
to Him. Why? Because to
get into God's Holy
Heaven we have to be
perfect, sinless, and
holy like He is. Yikes!
That leaves me out!
But do not panic. There
is good news coming
because God made
THE WAY to get into
His holy heaven easy
enough that a child
can get in!
Isaiah 64:6 (a)
But we are all as an
unclean thing, and all
our righteousnesses
are as filthy rags;...
Ephesians
2:8 For by grace
[the unearned favor of
God] are ye saved
through faith; and
that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God:
2:9 Not of works, lest
any man should boast.
Jesus Christ, the Sinless
Son of God, said the
"only work" we can do
to get to heaven is to
believe on Him whom
God the Father in heaven
sent, meaning Himself
(Jesus Christ), who
would die for our sins!
John
6:28 Then said they unto
him [Jesus], What shall we
do, that we might work the
works of God?
6:29 Jesus answered
and said unto them,
This is the work of
God, that ye believe
on him [Jesus] whom
he [God] hath sent.
Salvation is a gift of
God. You do not do
good works to earn a
gift! Salvation is a
free gift from God.
You just trust in Jesus
Christ ALONE (not
what you do) in order
to accept God's free
gift of salvation.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin
is death; but the gift of
God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
The Good News -
how to be saved from
your sins and go to
heaven when you die:
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 (Trust) 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 below to my Bible
study on 'What Do I Do
Now That I Am Saved?'