How Do I Get To Heaven?

ANSWERS!

q What is required of me?

1. Obeying God’s law and commandments

2. Gifts to charity

3. Doing your best

4. Living a good life

5. Good works

6. Trying to obey the Golden Rule

7. Tithing, or giving money to the church

8. Church membership

9. Regular church attendance

10. Prayers

11. Fasting

12. Water baptism

13. Holy communion

14. Born of Christian parents

15. Confirmation

16. Penances

17. Extreme unction

The answer is NONE OF THE ABOVE!

EXPLANATION:

#1 – Therefore we conclude that a man is justified (not guilty) by faith without the deeds of the law. – Romans 3:28

#2, 3 and 4 – Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us… - Titus 3:5

#5, 6 an 7 – For by grace are ye save through faith; and that not of yourselves: It is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. – Ephesians 2:8-9

#8, 9, 10 and 11 - And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. – Romans 11:6

#12 and 13 – But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. – Romans 4:5

#14 – They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God… - Romans 9:8

But as many as received Him (Christ), to them gave He power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. – John 1:12, 13

#15, 16, and 17 – But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. – Matthew 15:9

And by Him (Christ) all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. – Acts 13:39

For He (God) hath made Him (Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin: that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. – II Cor. 5:21

. . .He that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life I in His Son. – I John 5:10, 11

He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already. Because he hath not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God. – John 3:18

In Obedience: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (self-control): against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.–Galatians 5:22, 23, 24, 25

When we’re disobedient, God deals with us as his sons and daughters: If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. –I Cor. 3:15

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Purge out the old leaven that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: . –I Cor. 5:5, 7

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. –I Cor. 11:32

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, not faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chastened, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? –Hebrews 2:5-7

. . .Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out. . .all which He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. –John 6:37, 39

These things have I written unto you that believe on the Name of the Son of God; that you may KNOW that ye have eternal life . . . – John 5:13

For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that

ÿWhosoever, ____________(your name), believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. –John 3:16

If you sincerely believe this and add your name to the blank space above, on the authority of God’s Word, you can know you have eternal life.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me HATH everlasting life. –John 6:47

Trust in Christ alone to be saved-you have become His workmanship –Ephesians 2:10

Do good works, not to earn eternal life, but because you have eternal life by trusting in Christ Jesus for your salvation.

q Read the Bible

q Tell others about Jesus

q Pray

q Attend a good Bible believing church

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