What decides if a person goes to heaven or not?
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Not what, but who.\n\nGod decides. And no one reaches God but through the mercy of his Son.
1111109
When a person dies and when the world ends and Jesus comes back to the earth for his children then we all will have a Judgment Day where we will be judged on whether we accepted Jesus into our lives based on if we were saved by the shed blood of his on The Cross of Calvery. If you where then you will spend eternity in Heaven and if you weren't and your name is not found in the Book of Life then you will be cast into the Lake Of Fire where you will spend an eternity in Hell.
992015
we all sin. no one is pure free and sinless. as long as you ask for forgiveness for your sins you will go to heaven. that is why a person should pray every day. i was taught to believe Jesus died for our sins. by accepting Him as your personal savior you will go to heaven.  different people have different ways of believing and that is okay.
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Depends on what you believe.  Under christianity, NO.\n\nBUT nothing says they have the answer.  I'd say you can get into heaven by doing that  - YES.\n(there's just no guarantee it's the same one they are thinking of - we'll all find out one day - one way or another.)
493107
You actually pose an interesting question here. \n\nBy our own beliefs, we say yes they can hope to go to heaven, because that is what we believe for ourselves.\n\nAn Agnostic is unconvinced of what to believe, therefore, they don't possess the capability to hope either way. Ask one sometime if they hope to go to Heaven. I'm sure that if they can be convinced it exists, the answer will become yes, on that contingency only. So, in a way, you ask a trick question.
134026
If she was a born-again believer then yes. If not, no. You don't get to heaven by works only by God. John 14:6, Ephesians 2:8,9
599958
that's something you and God know if you repent from your sins and accept God as your personal savior then if you did die you will go to heaven but if your a sinner and did not accept christ as your personal savior then there will be no heavne for you my friend God bless you
906453
NO.If you believe in Jesus Christ an do whatever He told you from scripture then your reward is Heaven.Because salvation is a gift.
398618
You'll go to heaven or hell......Those with "unfinished business" end up as ghosts and stuff like that...God judges us and stuff and he decides where you will go...\n\nWell, that's what was taught to me eversince...
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And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. (Hebrews9:27)\n\nAfter death you will be judged , at that judgement God is going to want to know 1 thing and 1 thing only: What did you do with my son, reject Him or accept Him as your savior? Those found guilty of rejecting Jesus Christ will be found guilty of all thier sins and will have to be cut off from God forever in hell for eternity, the accepted in Christ with live with God forever
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What makes you think you have to have a firm decision of what awaits you after death?  Unless you ask someone who has died, you aren't going to know, so why agonize over it?  You'll find out when you get there.  Right now, you're here, so pay attention to one thing at a time.\n\nVarious religions have different beliefs about the afterlife that they hold firmly as hope for a better world and compensation for the suffering they've endured in this one.\n\nPeople without religious beliefs, or those who have chosen to spurn their family's faith, often believe that there is nothing after death.  Those thoughts often begin with a basis in not wanting to believe there is a hell to punish them - the rest just falls into place.\n\nDeath is the big unknown, so naturally there is a lot of speculation about it, and has been, down through the ages.  That's why most religions offer something of an answer.  Some have a heaven (of various names), some have repeated cycles of life on Earth to offer more learning experience, some - oh you get the drift here.\n\nIt's natural for humans to fear what they don't know, and since we don't know what follows death, some are afraid.  Others have religious guidelines to follow, and fear is alleviated, often replaced with anticipation or even joy.\n\nWhichever category you fall into, the fact still remains that we won't know until it happens to us, individually.  Why waste your energy worrying about it?  Make your own decision about what you believe, let everyone else alone to make theirs, and get on with your life.
239584
All Sins keep you out of Heaven.\n\nHowever if you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior then he pays for your Sins and the Sins you commited are removed from you thus allowing you to go to heaven.
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It all depends on the way you think and your opinions/religion. Maybe, you do go to Heaven, and continue life there. Maybe, you come back into life as a different creature. Maybe, the thoughts and soul become non-existent.\nNobody knows the answer to this question because after a person "kicks the bucket" they cannot communicate with us again (or so it is thought...?) So the living will probably never know.
927016
That's a good question. According to these people, you have to have a personal relatioship with jesus to get into heaven
779017
It's very simple.  If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are going to heaven.  Those who don't in their lifetimes will be condemned to hell.  Once you are saved, there is no earthly or spiritual power that can remove your salvation.
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going to heaven is based upon grace, not acts... read your bible first, then listen to so-called "spiritual leaders" so you'll know when they're feeding you bs.
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No He Did Not Go To Heaven, And It Wasn't Because He Killed Himself.\n\nHe Belonged To Another.