How to know for sure you are going to Heaven
FIRST, YOU MUST ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE A SINNER.
(Romans 3:23), For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
(Romans 3:10), As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.
No one is perfect. No one has lived up to God's perfect standard.
SECOND, YOU MUST ACCEPT THAT AS A SINNER YOU OWE A PENALTY.
(Romans 6:23), For the wages of sin is death....
This death is described in the Bible as the second death, the lake of fire.
If we pay what we owe as sinners, we must spend an eternity in the lake of fire (Hell).
THIRD, YOU MUST ACCEPT THAT JESUS CHRIST HAS ALREADY PAID OUR SIN DEBT.
(Romans 5:6), For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Christ was not a sinner, and the Bible teaches that God took all of our sin and placed in on Christ. While
Christ was bearing all of 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 God has already done.
(John 3:16), 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.
It is a fact, Jesus Christ has already paid your sin debt.
FOURTH, YOU MUST ACCEPT BY FAITH WHAT JESUS CHRIST DID FOR YOU.
NINETY TIMES IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN THE BIBLE SAYS, 'BELIEVE.'
(John 3:36), He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not
see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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 believe not shall not see life.
It is a fact, Jesus Christ has already paid your sin debt.
The word believe means to trust, to depend on, to rely on. To believe on 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
put the matter of your salvation in His hands and depend on Him for everlasting life.
The moment you do this, God promises you are not condemned but have everlasting life and that you shall never perish.
(John 5:24), Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
If you will trust Jesus Christ as your Savior, pray this simple prayer
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 I owe. Today, the
best I know how, I trust You as my Savior. I will depend on You from this moment on for my salvation. Now help me to
live for You and to be a good Christian.
Amen.
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