Joy Comes From The Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ's words are 
in red.

Bold in scripture verses
is for emphasis.

John
15:10 If ye keep my 
commandments, ye 
shall abide in my love; 
even as I have kept my 
Father's commandments, 
and abide in his love. 

15:11 These things [His 
commandments] have I 
spoken unto you, that my 
joy might remain in you, 
and that your joy might 
be full. 

Please keep reading
for some more good
news!


John 16:22  
And ye now therefore have 
sorrow: but I will see you 
again [when Jesus Christ
returns to raise us up 
to heaven to be with 
Him]and your heart 
shall rejoice, and your 
joy no man taketh 
from you. 

The disciples of Jesus Christ 
were joyous because they 
saw him alive for the 40 
days after his resurrection 
from the dead, and then 
they saw him ascend 
back up into heaven. 

Luke
24:51 And it came to pass, 
while he [Jesus] blessed 
them, he was parted from 
them, and carried up into 
heaven.

24:52 And they worshipped 
him, and returned to 
Jerusalem with great joy: 

Why is that important to 
us? Because Jesus was 
showing us (his followers) 
that when we die, we too 
will rise from the dead to 
be with him in heaven!

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.

In fact, Paul said he was 
torn between wanting to be 
with Jesus Christ in heaven 
which he thought was far 
better, but he knew that 
Jesus needed him at that 
time to be here on earth 
preaching the gospel of
how to get to heaven. 

Philippians
1:23 For I am in a strait 
betwixt two, having a 
desire to depart, and to 
be with Christ; which 
is far better: 

1:24 Nevertheless to 
abide in the flesh is 
more needful for you. 

God's Holy Word, the 
King James Bible, tells 
us to be saved from 
our sins and know we
will go to heaven 
when we 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,
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?'