What makes you think you could ever be good enough to get to heaven?
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I don't think that I am good enough to go to heaven on my own merit, and I know that I could never attain that no matter how perfect I tried to be.  \n\nPraise God for sending His one and only Son to die on the cross so I don't have to be perfect.  I only have to accept Jesus Christ as my Savior and I can know wholeheartedly that I am going to Heaven.
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My personal opinion is that in order to get to Heaven one must believe that Jesus was the Son of God who came to earth, was crucified upon the cross, buried, rose to claim victory over death on the third day and ascended into Heaven.  It is through this faith that I am given grace and pardoned of my sins so that I may live eternally with my Savior and God.
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That's a good question. According to these people, you have to have a personal relatioship with jesus to get into heaven
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Being patient and waiting on God to answer me or give me what I need/want. Those are times when you begin to doubt but when you need to be even stronger than ever in your faith for Him.
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Yes!  The Only way to Heaven is through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.  \nSeveral years ago I came out of witchcraft and the occult! I got hooked up in that mess because I was searching for Spiritual Truth and ended up in a realm of hell!  Major contemplations of murder, suicide and the list goes on.  Physically attacked by demons and so on.  I had opened up doors that should've remained closed.  Today wish I had never opened them.  Needless to say I Thank God that He Literally Chased Me Down and Preserved My Life (because by all rights I should be dead) Until I Came To A Point Of Surrender And Allowed Jesus Into My Heart And Saved My Eternal Soul!  That day it literally felt like a HUGE Heavy weight had been lifted off of me!  I know for certain that my name is written in the Lambs Book Of Life, and that is only achieved by CONFESSING WITH YOUR MOUTH that Jesus Christ is Your Lord And Saviour.  There is NO other way to Heaven than that!
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NO ONE ON THIS EARTH IS GUARANTEED TO GO TO HEAVEN JUST BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST!\n\nI can only pray that Jesus judges me worthy...\n\nI know that I can only get to heaven through Jesus. Also, it is not just by this faith in Jesus, nor just the Grace of God, nor just the works that I do. It is a combination of many things. \n\nWe receive God's saving and sanctifying grace in many ways, and Christ Himself, into our souls when we are baptized. Yet they also know that Christ Himself has established certain conditions for entry into eternal happiness in Heaven.\n\n"Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever."" (John 6:53-58)\n\nWe will be judged by this as well, so be warned...\n\n"Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself." (1 Cor. 11:27-29).\n\nWe will also be judged by our faith, but not by this alone, we will also be judged by the works that we do (Justification by faith alone is a Protestant doctrine; it was unheard of in the Christian community before the sixteenth century.)...\n\nIf St. Paul meant that faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, he would not have written: \n\n". . . and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." (1 Cor. 13:2). \n\nIf faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, the Apostle James would not have written: \n\n"Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only'? . . . For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead." (James 2:24-26). \n\nIf faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, the Apostle Peter would not have written: \n\n"Therefore, brothers, be all the more eager to make your call and election firm, for, in doing so, you will never stumble. For, in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you." (2 Peter 1:10-11).\n\nIf faith was the only necessity for salvation, the Apostle James would not have written: \n\n"If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world." (James 1:26-27)\n\nChrist Himself stated:\n\n"For the Son of man . . . will render to every man according to his works." (Matt. 16:27). \n\n"‘Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven’" (Matt. 7:21). \n\nI need my faith also...\n\n"Who were those who rebelled when they heard? Was it not all those who came out of Egypt under Moses? With whom was he "provoked for forty years"? Was it not those who had sinned, whose corpses fell in the desert? And to whom did he "swear that they should not enter into his rest," if not to those who were disobedient? And we see that they could not enter for lack of faith."(Hebrews 3:16-19)\n\nW
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heaven is a place to aim for, being good is how to get in. i think it not for the person who dies but the ppl they leave behind its comfortin to think theyre in nice place rather just dead in the ground.
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Yes I agree but then again how could we compare if we obviously haven't been to Heaven yet?  I do think the world would be quite a better place but if it were, how would we know what ''isnt good'' ? have a nice day :)
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Hello....I think a good life is as good as you make it...a good life doesn't have to be filled with money and material things...a good life is filled with love and family and good times...you live a good life by doing all you can for other people..taking care of yourself...being happy even when times are rough...I think there really is a heaven and hell...after we pass we can't all go to the same place it would be so over crowded so they have one for the bad and one for the good people..there doesn't have to be terrors in the world..these people just choose to be this way..and we know where there going..i don't know why we can't just all get along...we all could if we tried....yes there's god and saitin...I always think if i pass in my sleep will everyone in my life know how much i love them, so I try and show them every day...
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that depends...are you any good?
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just because you believe in christ doesnt mean you are going to heaven, its if you have a good relationship with him, and what you do threw out your life.
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Luke 12:19-21\nAnd I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good \nthings laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, \ndrink and be merry." "But God said to him, 'You \nfool! This very night your life will be demanded from \nyou. Then who will get what you have prepared for \nyourself?' "This is how it will be with anyone who \nstores up things for himself but is not rich toward \nGod."\n\nMatthew 5:3\n"Happy are those concious of their spiritual need, \nbecause to them belongs the kingdom of the \nheavens" (New World Translation)
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believing in god for me is not a base point for being a good person,because i met lots of people not believing in god but they are good, there are many factors for being a good person, one thing is to follow the Golden Rules, Ten Commanments, or simply have a good MORAL.
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There are some close seconds, but number one is being good.\n\nI don't know why. I thought it was because of all the wonderful things I could ultimately have, like being close to God, becoming a huge radiant being, having love and connection with all beings, and similar ambitions.\n\nBut, I realized the other day that if I had to deliberately wrong someone to better my own situation worldly or spiritually, I wouldn't do it, regardless of God's will. I fear that it's pride, and I wonder if it's something better than my selfish mind can grasp. I don't know.\n\nWould you tell us what your most important is?
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As with every hypothetical situation I will answer with what I would hope my response would be (whether I would or not can't be answered without actually experiencing the situation). Having said that, my answer would unequivocally be yes - I will eventually have eternity to spend in Heaven with God and all His glory, so I would welcome the opportunity to return to earth on a mission to save others. Christ was willing to do it - how could I be any less willing?
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true.  BUt as a Christian I will have to say the cliche answer... FAITH.  You have to have faith in what you do and what you live for.  And i don't neccessary live for heaven, I live for Jesus.  And i don't believe that he will put me in the wrong place.  So its a matter of faith.
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You will know when you're doing the right thing. Pray daily-asking God to help you and those you care about-- and Read the Bible. Attend church regularly! God will help you if you do your part. It's not just "what you do" that gets you to heaven, but are you totally committed to God. \n\nKeep on praying, and reading the Bible. Find a good church, and let God use you to help others. That's when you will be the happiest!