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 o you want to go to heaven? A person does not get into heaven because they are a good person and does good things. God says that no one does anything God does good enough to gain you eternal life, no not one. Listen to this, "THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE . . ." (NASB). The message is that we all do good deeds, but none of our deeds are good enough to get us into heaven. So how does a person get into heaven? The answer is that a person
must believe that Jesus is God, He
died for his/her sins, and returned to life after His death. He is alive today in heaven. Those are the facts about Jesus. But a true follower of Jesus will also realize we are sinners, be repentant of sins and receive Jesus as our Savior and Lord. Have you ever done that? If so, then you belong to God and you are going to heaven.
Here is a summary of how a person must respond to Jesus Christ in order to go to heaven . . .
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Believe Jesus is God |
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" . . . looking for the blessed hope and
the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus . . ." (NASB)
John 8:24; Titus 2:13; 1 John 4:1-2 |
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Believe Jesus died for our sins |
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" . . . that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, that He was buried." (NASB) 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 |
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Believe Jesus was resurrected from the dead |
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" . . . and believe in your heart that
God raised Him from the dead." (NASB) Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 |
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Believe that only Jesus can forgive your sins. |
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"Salvation is found in no-one else, for there is no other name under
heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” (NIV) Acts 4:12 |
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Believe you are a sinner. |
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". . .all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (NASB)Romans 3:23 |
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Be repentant of your sins. |
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"Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, " Brethren, what shall we do?" And Peter said to them, " Repent. . .” (NIV) Acts 2:37-38; Luke 18:9-14 |
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Declare that Jesus is your Savior and Lord. |
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". . . that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved . . .” (NASB) Romans 10:9 |
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Do you believe? If so, your life will then demonstrate whether or not you are real. Here is what you should look for in your life. |
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