When you stand before God, are you 100% sure you will go to heaven? The Bible says you can be!
“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 John 5:13
You need to do the following:
- Understand where you stand with God.
- God loves mankind and wants a relationship with him.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
- However sin separates us from God.
„But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.“ Isaiah 59:2
- This includes you personally!
„For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;“ Romans 3:23
- Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for your sins.
- Understand Heaven cannot be earned.
- Not by doing good things.
„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;“ Titus 3:5
- The penalty of your sins must be paid, but to bypass salvation through Christ and try to work your way to heaven is an insult to God.
- Pride, self-righteousness and even „religion“ can keep you from God — Beware!
- Be willing to change your direction from sin.
- Sin will take you to hell.
„For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.“ Romans 6:23
- You must be willing to repent.
„Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;“ Acts 3:19
„The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.“ II Peter 3:9
- Repentance means a change of heart and mind about sin and your relationship to God.
- You must trust in Jesus Christ (and Him alone) to save you.
- A head-knowledge about Jesus Christ will not get you into heaven.
„Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.“ James 2:19
- You must receive Jesus Christ by faith as your personal Saviour.
„Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:“ Romans 5:1
- The chance for you to be accepted by God and possess eternal life was paid for by the shed blood of Jesus Christ — Accept it as a free gift.
„For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.“ Romans 6:23
„In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:“ Colossians 1:14
„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.“ Romans 10:9
„Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.“ John 3:3
1 Peter 3:15 „But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:„