Are you sure...about Heaven?
Think carefully on this soul-searching question: If you should die
right now, do you know for sure that you would go to Heaven?
If your answer is anything other than, "Yes I'm absolutely certain
that my sins are forgiven and that Heaven will be my home," then
this important message is just for you.
The Bible teaches that you need to know and believe four things to
settle this matter of your eternal destination.
(1)
You must accept that you are a sinner. "All of us have sinned and have fallen short of God's glory" (Romans 3:23) (CEV). This means that
no one is perfect. Everyone has sinned. Have you ever told a
small lie to cover up something? Have you ever spoken an
unkind word to someone? Have you ever hever spoken an
unkind word to someone? Have you ever had an impure
thought? These are all examples of sin. No one is exempt from
sin. James 2:10 says, "If you obey every law except one, you are still guilty of breaking them all" (CEV) So even if you
feel that you have not sinned much, if you sin only one time or in
one area, it is enough to keep you from Heaven. How many
times do you have to lie to be considered a liar? Only one. How
many murders do you have to commit to be considered a
murderer? Only one. In the same respect, it takes only one sin
to be considered a sinner, and the Bible teaches that we have all
sinned and come short of the glory of God.
(2)
You must accept that as a sinner you owe a penalty. "Sin pays off with death" (Romans 6:23a) (CEV) Because of our sin we
owe a debt. This debt is a spiritual death or separation from God
in the lake of fire known as Hell. Hell is not a figment of
someone's imagination or only a figurative term. Hell is very
real. It is a literal burning place. It's not real. It is a literal burning place. It's not a place where you go
because your friends will be there and you want to have a good
time. It is a dark, lonely, seething, burning place, and it never
ends. It continues to burn for all time. The worst part is, there is
nothing you or I can do on our own to avoid it. Outside of Jesus,
it is our final destination. If you are depending on your church
membership to get you to Heaven, beware; it's not enough. If
you pray a lot hoping to get to Heaven, don't depend on that; it's
not enough either. Even if you give a lot of money to a church,
it's not enough to gain Heaven. Many people think if they are
good enough, they will be able to slip in through the gate when
no one is looking or find a hole in the gate somewhere. Please,
my friend, don't depend on something so shaky. It can't happen
that way. There is only one way to get to Heaven. How?
(3)
You must accept that Jesus Christ has already paid our sin debt.
"But God showed how much he .
"But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful" (Romans 5:8) (CEV). Christ was
not a sinner, and the Bible teaches that God took all of our sin
and placed it on Christ. While Christ was bearing all our sins in
His own body, God punished Him in our place to pay the debt
we owe. This is not something God promised to do. It is
something He has already done. "God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die." (John 3:16) (CEV). It is
a fact: Jesus Christ has already paid your sin debt.
(4)
You must accept by faith what Jesus Christ did for you. "Everyone who has faith in the Son has eternal life. But no one who rejects him will ever share in that life, and God will be angry with them forever." (John 3:36) (CEV). In this verse, Jesus divides the
world into two groups: those who are believing and those who
are not believing on the Son. Those who believe have
everlasting life and those who don't believe shall not see life.
not see life.
The word faith used here means to trust, to depend on, to rely on. To
have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ means that you accept the fact that
you are a sinner, that as a sinner you owe the sin penalty, and that
Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the debt you owe. But it
means going one step further: it means that you will completely trust
Christ to get you to Heaven, that you will place the matter of your
salvation in His hands and depend on Him alone for everlasting life.
The moment you do this, God promises you are not condemned but
have everlasting life and that you will never perish in Hell. "I tell you for certain that everyone who hears my message and has faith in the one who sent me has eternal life and will never be condemned. They have already gone from death to life." (John 5:24) (CEV).
Now, if you will trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour, pray this simple
prayer from your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner, and I
deserve to pay my own sin debt, but I do believe
that You died for me to pay the debt
that You died for me to pay the debt that I owe.
Today, the best I know how, I trust You as my
Saviour. I will depend on You from this moment
on for my salvation. Now please help me to live
for You and to be a good Christian. Amen.
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