How To Get To Heaven When You Die

[Paddington]

ARE YOU 100% SURE THAT IF YOU DIED TODAY THAT YOU WOULD GO TO HEAVEN?

There are some things that you should know:

1. Realize that you are a sinner and in need of a Savior:

Ro 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"

Ro 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"

This all began with the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God created them perfect. There was no death or sorrow. God told them not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. They disobeyed God and as a result, sin entered into the world. The pain which this world sees is the result of sin.

2. Because of our sins, we die both spiritually and physically, but God sent His Son to die so that you can have a chance not to have to go to hell by accepting what He did on the cross for you:

Ro 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Ro 5:8 "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. for us."

Every person who has ever lived is a sinner and is not righteous because we do bad things. A sin is a crime against God, just as if you steal something at the store, it is punishable by going to jail. It's the same thing with sin. Even if we lie one time, the punishment is hell, which is a prison for those who commit crimes against God. That’s because you must be perfect in order to get to heaven. No matter how well you live your life from then on, you have already committed a sin which will be punished if you are not pardoned. If you commit a crime, and then live as a good citizen you still will go to jail for the crime you committed, Right? Just as the President can pardon a crime so you won't go to jail, Jesus can pardon your sins so that you do not go to hell, and can go to heaven when you die.

3. If you will Admit to Jesus Christ that you are a sinner and in need of a Savior, Believe in your heart that He died on the cross and rose from the dead and Accept Him as your Lord and Savior and you will be forgiven and taken to heaven to be with Him when you die.

Joh 1:12 “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name”

Ro 10:9,10 "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.."

You cannot get to heaven by being a good person, going to church, baptism or any other way other than by turning to Jesus and asking Him to forgive you for your sins and save you. While these are good things to do, some people believe that they will get to heaven if they do these things, but the bible says that there is only one way to heaven and that is through receiving what Jesus Christ did on the cross for you.

Will you do that today? If you will, you can be 100% sure that you will go to heaven when you die.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED ON THE CROSS AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD FOR YOUR SINS?

ARE YOU WILLING TO TURN TO JESUS CHRIST FOR SALVATION?

4. If you are willing to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior please humble yourself before God and pray this prayer to Him from your heart:

"Dear Lord Jesus, I believe that You died on the Cross and Rose from the dead for my sins. I ask you to come into my heart and forgive me for my sins, save me, take me to be with You when I die. I now receive You as my Lord and Savior. Thank You for saving me. In Jesus holy name, Amen."

If you prayed that prayer to God, and meant it with all of your heart, you are now a child of God and will go to heaven when you die.

Now that you are on your way to heaven, you should attend a bible believing church and follow in baptism.

[Paddington]

Please feel free to discuss this with me. Ask me anything that you want regarding this thread, the Bible, why I believe it, ect. I want to have a discussion on this. Please read this first post and vote in the poll. Thank you friends.

[free_life2]

A good thread to have here every now and then.

[WestViking]

ARE YOU 100% SURE THAT IF YOU DIED TODAY THAT YOU WOULD GO TO HEAVEN?

No one is 100% sure of where they go after death. Some may claim they are, but have no guarantee except in their minds.

[Gerry T. Neal]

No one is 100% sure of where they go after death. Some may claim they are, but have no guarantee except in their minds.

I think St. John would disagree with you on that one.

"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." - 1 John 5:13

[Peter O'Donnell]

There are many in Canada today who need to hear this message, especially those who think that their churches are saving their members through acts of "social justice" that may in reality be a mixture of good and evil deeds all presented as good. Of course, in any case, salvation is not through works but through grace.

But if it helps to have good works, then doing evil presented as good is not much of a help. The words "gay pride" form a prime example of what I mean by this.

No doubt there are also many who don't even think they believe at all, and they need this message just as much.

Hopefully they will find it somewhere, although I doubt it will be on FD because we don't attract much notice from those two demographics. But I'm sure there are some around here who could benefit from this thread. Thanks for posting it.

[free_life2]

ARE YOU 100% SURE THAT IF YOU DIED TODAY THAT YOU WOULD GO TO HEAVEN?

No one is 100% sure of where they go after death. Some may claim they are, but have no guarantee except in their minds.

Then Jesus Who has promised us salvation is a liar, which He is not.

1 John 5:11-13 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

If you do not have the assurance of salvation through Christ, you are not saved by faith, but you certainly can be.

John 17:3 is another favorite of mine.

[Edward Kennedy]

There are many in Canada today who need to hear this message, especially those who think that their churches are saving their members through acts of "social justice" that may in reality be a mixture of good and evil deeds all presented as good. Of course, in any case, salvation is not through works but through grace.

But if it helps to have good works, then doing evil presented as good is not much of a help. The words "gay pride" form a prime example of what I mean by this.

No doubt there are also many who don't even think they believe at all, and they need this message just as much.

Hopefully they will find it somewhere, although I doubt it will be on FD because we don't attract much notice from those two demographics. But I'm sure there are some around here who could benefit from this thread. Thanks for posting it.

There is a lot of confusion about what constitutes a real Christian and the biggest mistake made is by lefturds who project that they can harass, defame, attack and ridicule Christians with impunity. The cowardice of the left knows no bounds, and a cursory look at lieberal liars who runs blogs will indicate that none of them are attacking muslims, Hells Angel's, nor the Cosa Nostra even though all three violate their politically correct intolerant agendas.

This reality is not lost on anyone, thus giving rise to the application of the label, "girly men" to liberal males. Proof is apparent in the merest observations of these wimps in appearance and action.

So back to what constitutes a real Christian. Man made religions impose on all, the idea that a Christian must assume the mold of being non confrontational, acceptng verbal and even physical abuse as in turning the other cheek, non smoking, non drinking, even tempered, involatile, and a perpetual list a mile long of man made judgments on what is and is not acceptable. The biggest heresy in organized religion today is the lie that Christians must be tolerant.

Everything scriptural screams the opposite about tolerance. What about one of my heroes, Elijah, charging around the land in his day with a sword, hacking to death the prophets of baal. I wonder what people who foolishly mandate a straight laced demeanor do with scriptures that proved Jesus Himself not only made a whip, but used it to scourge the money lenders in His anger. Then there is the apostle Paul, a real character who would not be welcome in most churches today. What of the chosen disciples, some of them fishermen by trade, who were at that time characterized as being rough men, fighting, violating the air with curses and swearing, and engaging in a lifestyle that correlated with sin.

The Holy Bible is strong on being intolerant and present day Christians hide from that reality. intolerance of sin is the rule of God, and this has been lost on many. From the garden of Eden to the last chapter of Revelation, the message is intolerance of that which is wrong, and warfare against evil, in the spiritual AND temporal sense. Resistance to, opposition of, and intolerance of evil is, aside from the plan of salvation, the most important message in scriptures. That is to be embraced by all who would follow the example of every scriptural hero, and of God in the OT, and Jesus in the NT.

The only qualification for salvation is described at the start of this topic. That is not to say that a drunken chain smoking, obscenity spewing individual is right with God, and while there are things and modes of conduct that identify people as "heretics", workers of iniquity(that God hates"), and outright evil people, it is not easily cut and dried in many cases.

I know of churches that think it is a sin to wear jewellry, for women to have short hair, and think that church attendance is mandatory. They, like many, have raised to themselves "commandments of men" and become little less than cults.

If one would be inclined to their duties, they would accept the examples of all good men and women in scripture and "Occupy til I come". That does not mean sitting one's ass on padded pews, and hiding from the world. True men and women of God, while clothed in the imperfection of humanity, have a duty to defend the weak, and fight with their efforts and $$$ all that is evil wherever and whenver they come upon it where the rubber meets the road.

[Edward Kennedy]

BTW, the reason lieberals hate the Holy Bible is because it maintains the truth that man was and is born into sin, and is inherently evil. Lieberals are living proof of that, and their pride prevents them from accepting that reality.

In my opinion, there is nothing more sinister and evil than lieberalism, in existence today. Look at their support, enabling and pushing of aborticide, perversion, pedophilia, pornography, and all manner of evil. Look at the corruption they wallow in. Look at the lies they embrace, and the heresies they push. They ARE the enemy.

[Kate Shaw]

The big error is in accepting a false definition of "tolerant." The word actually does not mean "embracing and accepting uncritically all points of view on everything." It means minding your own business and expecting other people to mind theirs.

And the way to win souls to Christ is to act in such a way that others ask, "What is it that makes you different from other people?" A Christian who behaves just like non-Christians in the spirit of "toleration" is useless. In fact, she is probably convinced that she can ride two horses and doesn't accept the fact that sooner or later those horses will ride off in different directions and she's going to have to choose. Our mission as Christians is to set that choice before the "tolerant" so that when the day comes, those people will have some information with which to make a choice.

[Edward Kennedy]

Actually Kate, I am nauseated by so called Christians that have $$$ for satellie dishes and big screen TV's, but none to defend the unborn child or to oppose other evils. I am tired of nutless wonders whose excuse to not oppose evil is that "it is prophesied and we can do nothing about it"

Then there are those who vote lieberal even though lieberals oppose all that is good and support all that is wrong.

The word cowards comes to mind.

[WestViking]

No one is 100% sure of where they go after death. Some may claim they are, but have no guarantee except in their minds.

I think St. John would disagree with you on that one. "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." - 1 John 5:13

My reply was to the question: "ARE YOU 100% SURE THAT IF YOU DIED TODAY THAT YOU WOULD GO TO HEAVEN?"

I do not believe that a person can wallow in sin throughout his life and still enjoy salvation through occasional prayer. Either Jesus will return to judge us on our merits or not. I don't believe that there is an escape clause, and although many churchmen disagree, they have a vested interest.

[Paddington]

No one is 100% sure of where they go after death. Some may claim they are, but have no guarantee except in their minds.

I think St. John would disagree with you on that one. "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." - 1 John 5:13

My reply was to the question: "ARE YOU 100% SURE THAT IF YOU DIED TODAY THAT YOU WOULD GO TO HEAVEN?"

I do not believe that a person can wallow in sin throughout his life and still enjoy salvation through occasional prayer. Either Jesus will return to judge us on our merits or not. I don't believe that there is an escape clause, and although many churchmen disagree, they have a vested interest.

Our Salvation is NOT based upon Our merits, but the merits of Jesus Christ alone. That's because we are already sinners. Just believe God's word. The words added in parenthesis are mine.

Eph 2:8 For by grace (unearned favor) you have been saved through faith (placing your trust in Jesus Christ), and that not of yourselves; it is the gift (you don't earn gits, you just accept them) of God, not of works, lest (so that) anyone should boast.(no one is going to stand before God and say that they got into heaven because they were good enough).

Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created (upon placing our faith in Christ, we obtain a new spirit) in Christ Jesus for (to do, not because of) good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

It's not by our righteousness. To try and obtain salvation though your own righteousness is to add to God's plan.

Tit 3:5 not by works of righteousness which We have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

[Paddington]

Please read this first post and pray that prayer at the bottom of it to God from your heart, then please vote in the poll.

[Fairwarning]

Actually Kate, I am nauseated by so called Christians that have $$$ for satellie dishes and big screen TV's, but none to defend the unborn child or to oppose other evils. I am tired of nutless wonders whose excuse to not oppose evil is that "it is prophesied and we can do nothing about it"

Then there are those who vote lieberal even though lieberals oppose all that is good and support all that is wrong.

The word cowards comes to mind.

I asked a born again Christian man and his wife from Plevna, Ontario why they always vote Liberal in their provincial elections. He is a provincial park worker... ranger whatever ya call them.

"Well, we would rather not, but I always feel threatened that if the Conservatives win I could lose my job because they have cut before. It's the only reason I vote lib, don't agree with many of the other things they stand for...."

Shallow folk if you ask me.