I asked this question because some people think by doing good deeds alone can get them into heaven. So I ask how can I get to heaven please give scripture.
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It is by the grace of God, through faith in the Lord Jesus.\nRomans 3:21-22 "But now God has shown us a different way of being made right in his sight-( by grace) not by obeying the law but by the way promised in the scriptures long ago. We are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins.(This is faith) And we can all be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done."\nRomans 3:27-28 "Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God?(Grace) No, because our aquittal is not based on our good deeds. It is based on our faith. So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law."\n\nSo you see, it is BY grace(undeserved favor), THROUGH faith.
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You can "what if" till the cows come home, and that wouldn't change a thing.  What we have is God's Word on how to get to Heaven.  It is only through Jesus Christ.  Not how "good" we can be, or how "nice" we are, but by following Christ.\n\n"Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  (John 14:6)\n\nNo wishful thinking, no "what if;" nothing we do can change what is.\n\nUPDATE:  I give folks a "bad name" because I quoted biblical truth?  Gee, that was tolerant!  Besides, it is not "magic words" that get you into heaven, but faith in Christ.  Someone can say Jesus is Lord, and not believe that in his heart, and would still end up lost.
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Jesus had to die so that we could all be saved.  If he didnt then no one could go to heaven because no one is perfect except him.  (Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit )(Gal. 3:13)  Faith and deeds are one in hand, According to James, (But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds.\n"Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.) James 2:14-25
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Yes...so what is your question?  Jesus mentions many times that He is the only way to Heaven and those who believe on Him shall go to Heaven...
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Well the Bible says that if you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and you accept Him as your Savior then you will be saved. I think anyone who does this will go to heaven. Some people only pull out homosexuality as the only thing in the Bible listed as an abomination and that's simply not true. Liars, gossipers, drunks, and adulterers just to name a few were also listed as abominations and no one just out right says they will go to hell so I don't think it's fair to say that someone will go to hell based on their sexual preference. Plus all sins are forgivable if you repent of them and ask God to help you I don't see why he would punish you instead of helping you. We don't know where their heart is with God so we can't knowingly say where they are going when they die.
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I do not say that you are going to hell. I believe that the Bible is true. The Bible is very clear about this subject. Jesus is the way and the life and the truth, no one will go to the Father's house except through Him.\n\nIf you do not believe in hell and heaven, do not worry what people say. You are a very good person. If you want to find God, you will find Him. I am not worried about that. If I make it to heaven, I will give all the credit to Jesus...because I would not make it without Him.\n\nChristianity is a relationship with God. He has mercy on us if we ask it.
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I would go to heaven, because I have accepted Christ as my lord and savior. You see, heaven is a free gift. It is not earned and can not be deserved.  "For it is by grace that you are saved through faith. it is the gift of God, not of man, that none may boast."Eph 2 8-9 It has to be a free gift because man is a sinner. "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." Rom 3:23 Anything that is against God's will is considered sin. There are sins of thought, omission, and commission.  God gave a standard we must achieve if we wish to earn our way into heaven According to Matt 5:48, that standard  is " Be therefore perfect as your father in heaven is perfect."  That definitely leaves me out. Our God is merciful, and does not want to punish us, but He is just and must punish sin. This apparent problem was solved by Jesus - who is 100% God and 100% man. What did He do? He died on the cross, rose from the dead, and purchased a place in heaven for us. Does everyone receive this gift? No - the key to heaven is faith. Not temporal faith - like praying when you have a sick loved one , not head knowledge - many people believe that Jesus lived, much as they believe that George Washington lived. However, they are not counting on him to do anything for them today. Scripture tells us "You believe there is one God? You do well. The demons believe as much - and tremble!" James 2:9 No - the key to heaven is saving faith - asking Jesus to save you from the penalty of your sins. If this is what you want to do, ask Him to be your lord. Ask him to be your savior. Repent of your sins, and be a new creation!
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All you have to do is believe that Jesus died for your (and the whole world's) sins and you are good for a ticket to heaven.\n\nA person can't redeem himself, only God can do it.   And he HAS done that through belief in Christ.
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'Self' righteous people must remember that nobody can ever be good enough to please God and no amount of 'good works' will get anybody into heaven.  Ephesians 2:4,7-9 says '..But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us.. [that] ..He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through grace, and not of yourselves;  it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.'
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there are no levels of sincerity either you are sincere or you're not. and to answer your 2nd question, as the passage reads, not only do we get forgiven, also we will enter paradise (heaven). what could be better than that? of course it gives me peace to know that i'll be in a better place in the hereafter! you have clearly displayed your ignorance in asking this question in juxtaposition with that verse.
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Wow a Christian using scripture in their thoughts on dogma- novel idea that I hope continues. I totally agree- Ephesians 2 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. Kinda hard to argue with that scripture too huh? But we must see-as James points out- that good works are a result of our faith. Not that  we need to do them to get into Heaven-but if we follow Christ- and He was a servant to all- then we will do the same. Great point!
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Hi,\nYou are misinterpreting the text.\n\nAfter we die, we go to 1 of 2 places:\n\n1. Those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior go to be with God. To be absent from the body is to be in the presence of the Lord\n\n2. For the unsaved, yes even those who seem to be really 'good' people go to hell.\n\nWhat God is referring to in Revelations is the Lake of Fire-\nEternal Damnation, even Satan himself will be in there. \n\nGod's word is infallible, its us that misinterpret his word, distort his word, or just pervert His Word.\n\nGOD BLESS YOU\nJESUS SAVES
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For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16\n\nIf you want to go to heaven:\n\nA. Admit that you are a sinner and that you are in need of God's forgiveness.\nFor all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23\n\nB. Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ. This is not merely saying "I believe", rather it is placing the heart's trust in Christ and His finished work at Calvary to save your soul and change your life\n\nC- Confess your sins and confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.\n\n\nIf you have never experienced Salvation in Jesus Christ, let Him come into your heart now and change your life not only for now, but for eternity. If you would like to be saved, pray this prayer or one in your own words with the same meaning:\n\n" Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and I know that without you I am headed for a Christless eternity. I trust you now as my Savior and ask that you forgive me of all of my sins and come into my heart. Thank you for saving me and I ask also that the power of your Holy Spirit will strengthen me to be the best Christian that I can be for you. Amen"
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i can see most people didnt give u that good of an anwser. In the Bible the book of Revelations gives you answers to this very question. One day God will distroy this world but replace it with a better one. All who are saved with go to heaven. When Jesus returns to Earth like he promised the believers will go to heaven. The rest will stay on Earth. Tribuation of 7 years. Then all will be judged and the final battle of good and evil will occure. Good will win and our bodies will be reseructed and we will live in harmony with God and all heavenily beings.
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Nobody gets a free ticket to heaven. Its only by God's mercy that anybody can enter heaven whoever it might be. Ofcourse God does have some stipulations for people before He will let them in. they have to believe He is the only God. plus u have to believe in all his messengers and do good work. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. He is the ultimate soveriegnty.
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Many seek to do this in there own strength and usually have little or anything to show for it. If you are serious you first need to know that you can't do it. That is alone, or in your strength, or to your glory. Many want to be better out of pride or to earn there salvation only to be disappointed. The answer is in Christ. Only He can help. It starts with a new understanding:\nRomans 12:12\n I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.\n And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.\n\nWe are transformed by having our minds renewed. When we understand we cannot add to the Work of Christ we humble ourselves before Him and stop trying to earn anything.\nWhen we begin to realize the rich free sovereign grace we have in Christ (assuming you have it) we stop trying to earn anything or to exalt ourselves and we truly seek to please God even if it means we are humbled. See what John the baptist thought of Jesus:\nJohn 3:29-31 \n He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.  He must increase, but I must decrease.  He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.\nIt all starts with a renewed mind and seeking first God and His kingdom. If you read almost any of the Letters in the NT you will see they generally start with truth (doctrine) and after explaining the marvelous work of Christ then they teach us how to be thankful. Read Ephesians for a good example.
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the Bible says that doing good isn't the criterion for getting to heaven. Perhaps anyone who desires and strives for absolute purity could make it. But the biblical criterion is recognising that, perhaps despite the fact that we may think we've lived good lives, we're still sinners in need of a saviour, and so we should accept that Jesus Christ allowed himself to be killed on a cross so he could take the punishment for our sins, and we should turn away from everything we know to be wrongdoing. I personally am thankful that getting to heaven doesn't depend on how good we've been. If the criterion for getting to heaven was being good, then people who made a sincere commitment to Christ not long before they died after having lived immoral lives would find themselves going to hell despite their latter commitment to follow him and turn away from their sins, because the number of years they had spent sinning would far exceed the amount of time they later spent doing good. Or if they'd done one thing that was very bad but then spent years regretting it, it might still outweigh all the good they'd done and be enough to get them sent to hell, particularly since no one can be entirely good and everyone does things that aren't good throughout their lives. But the love of Jesus extends to people who've spent years doing evil things, if they'll only sincerely accept him and turn away from them. \n\nHowever, the Bible does say that there will be a time when it will be too late. In several places it says that on Judgment Day people will be judged according to their actions, and those who have done good deeds will go to heaven, while people who have rejected Christ and done evil will go to hell. It also says that people who have relied on their own efforts to get to heaven and yet have rejected Christ will not get there. And it warns people who think they can rely on their own goodness to get to heaven while not admitting how sinful they really are that in fact they are not pleasing God.