Mankind has many different opinions on how someone can get to Heaven. However, it is important that we don't trust in our own understanding or the ideas of man, over what God says. God clearly tells us in the Bible how someone can know they are on their way to Heaven. Here are some things that we must know in order to be saved.
First:
We must understand the Reason. God made a way because He loves everyone.
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."
Second:
We must Realize we have all made mistakes and sinned.
Romans 3:23
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
And there are consequences for our wrong-doings.
Romans 6:23
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Third:
We must Recognize that Jesus Christ is the only one who can save us.
Romans 5:8-9
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."
And it is impossible to save yourself.
Ephesians 2:8-9
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Fourth:
We must Receive Him as our personal Savior.
Romans 10:9
"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."
God can and will save anyone.
Romans 10:13
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Fifth:
We can Rest in our salvation, knowing we cannot lose it.
Romans 8:38-39
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
1 John 5:11-13
"And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
First:
We must understand the Reason. God made a way because He loves everyone.
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."
Second:
We must Realize we have all made mistakes and sinned.
Romans 3:23
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
And there are consequences for our wrong-doings.
Romans 6:23
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Third:
We must Recognize that Jesus Christ is the only one who can save us.
Romans 5:8-9
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."
And it is impossible to save yourself.
Ephesians 2:8-9
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Fourth:
We must Receive Him as our personal Savior.
Romans 10:9
"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."
God can and will save anyone.
Romans 10:13
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Fifth:
We can Rest in our salvation, knowing we cannot lose it.
Romans 8:38-39
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
1 John 5:11-13
"And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
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