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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... That ye may know that ye have eternal life." 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.
However sin separates us from God.
This includes you personally!
Understand Heaven
cannot be earned.
Not by doing good things.
"Not by works of righteousness...but
according to His mercy He saved us." 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.
You must be willing to repent.
"Repent ye therefore and be
converted that your sins may be blotted out." Acts 3:9
"...God is 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.
You must receive Jesus Christ by faith as
your personal Saviour.
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.
"The gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
"In Him 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:"
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