R U
saved? If U die 2day will U go 2 Heaven?
How to get to
Heaven?
* You cannot ever be good enough to get into Heaven, BUT, No matter what you have
done you can be forgiven, and go to Heaven.
* God loves you. He gave His son, Jesus, to pay the penalty
for the
laws that you broke.
* If you
believe that Jesus died in your place, to stand in for
punishment meant for you, then you will go to Heaven.
* Turn away from the wrong in your life and live your life for Jesus.
* Find a Bible believing church and be baptized.
There you have
it. Do these things and you will go to Heaaven.
Going there is that easy.
Now for the details. First, there are
just a couple
things to learn, so you can be certain you are going to
Heaven.
There is
only
one way to get there, it's not about how good you are, it's not about
being religious, it is about a relationship with a man named Jesus.
You're
not good enough
Heaven belongs to
God. To go there you must be allowed in by Him and his son
Jesus.
God has given us rules to live
by. We've all broken these rules. For
example, you've
probably lied, stolen or hated somebody. These are examples
of only three
rules and most of us have broken
more than that. If we break our government's laws there is
always a
penalty, the same is true with God's rules. The difference is
when we break God's rules, the penalty is the same if we murder
somebody or tell a lie. There are no felony or petty crimes,
they
are all the same. When we break man's law, we've
committed a
crime and we are criminals. When we break God's
law we've
committed a sin and we are sinners. The penalty for sin is
death. God's word, which is the Bible says this, "Everyone
has
sinned and fallen short of God's glorious standard, and all need to be
made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. They need to be
made free from sin through Jesus Christ. God sent him to die in our
place to take away our sins."1*
Just
believe and be forgiven
Watch this short video to understand more about your God.
He loves you so much more than you know.
The penalty you owe for
breaking God's
law has already been
paid. You broke the law
and somebody took care of the penalties and fines.
You
didn't deserve it, He did it because He loves you. God sent
his
Son, Jesus, who paid the death penalty for you and I.
The
Bible says it like this, "God loved the world so much that he
gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be
lost, but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into
the
world to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through
him. People who believe in God's Son are not judged
guilty...."2*
and "God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus
Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all people
are the same......"3*
Turn
your life around
Now you know that you
just
escaped the death penalty. If it is truly real to you, you
will
naturally show it by turning away from the life you are now
living. It's what's we call "repent". Repent just
means to have regret about the way you've been living, having
a
change of mind, and changing the way you live. It's
a change
of mind and heart.
Maybe at one time you fell in love with a person, job or a
pet.
Do you remember how you would do anything for what you loved?
Repenting is the same way, believing Jesus died for you should make you
want to do anything for Him. I mean He gave His life you, has
anyone ever loved you that much? How is it possible not to
change
everything about your life for He who died so you could live?
"This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us."5*
What's that mean
"be
baptized"? Baptize is from a Greek word that means "be
immersed
in water". In other words you get dunked in water.
You
might be asking why. A man who was a very close friend of
Jesus
explained baptism this way..... "not the removal of dirt from the body
but
the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God's
right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission
to
him."6*
I guess the most important
and least complicated thing I can say about being baptized is this,
Jesus
did it and God's word says do it, so do it.
An eyewitness, of
many things
that Jesus said and did, wrote "Repent and be baptized, every one of
you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins." 7*
Talking to God
God
knows every thought that you have, before you do. He knows
you so
well that He has taken time to count even the hairs on your head.
I know, this seems like a scary thing, but actually
this is a very good thing. As you are learning to believe God
and
as you are turning your life around He already knows what you are
doing. He wants you to ask for help. Just think or
speak
things like "God please help me", "God please forgive me", "God I feel
so weak, please help me". He hears you and He will
forgive
you and help you. He will forgive you and
help you as long as it takes for you to get it right, He's very patient
and understanding. Speak
to him about everything and believe that He answers you. You
will
see that He's there with you, answering your prayers and helping you.
You'll be thankful for His help, so be polite and say "thank
you"
often. We call this praying and
it's as easy as thinking and believing.
Be with
others who follow Jesus
It will be
extremely important
for you to be around people who believe in Jesus and who live their
lives
for Him. There's an old saying that says "Tell me about your
friends and I will tell you about yourself." Another wise person said
"Bad
company corrupts good morals." Leave the old
friends
behind. Even leave your family behind if they will pull you
back
down. Give yourself a chance to become a new
person. Find a Bible believing church
full
of loving people who will teach you the ways of Jesus.
(We
pray that the Lord our God
will bless you with wisdom, knowledge and understanding of his
truths. May the Lord God make real Himself to you.
Signed, Those who love you at
HeForgives.Org)
1,2,3,5,6,7*"Scripture
taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas
Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved."
1. Romans 3:23
2. John 3:16-18
3. Romans 3:22
4.
5. 1 John 3:16
6. 1 Peter 3:21-22
7. Acts 2:38
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