Whenever anyone dies, time and time again you’ll hear the statement, “at least they’re in a better place.” This sounds good. We all want to believe this and soothe ourselves with the thought that people have gone on to a better place. The question is, does everyone really go to a better place?
While we are here on earth, let’s take a close look at what the Bible says to be sure we aren’t mistakenly destined for hell.
Jesus said “I am the WAY, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father but by Me” (John 14:6, 1John 5:12-13, John 3:36). Jesus is THE WAY to get to Father God.
Fact # 1. Without Jesus, it’s impossible to get to heaven.
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”
(Romans 10:9-10 , NIV l John 4:2-3)
Fact 2. One must believe that Jesus is Lord and say so.
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”(Matthew 7:21 KJV)
Fact 3. Just saying that Jesus is Lord is not good enough, we must also do our Father God’s will.
“If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.” (Hebrews 10:26-27 NIV)
Fact 5. If we continue to deliberately sin after we have received the knowledge of the truth, we can expect judgement of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
These 4 scriptures help assure us that we are destined for heaven. We won’t automatically go to heaven just because we died. Our own righteousness/goodness is as filthy rags before our Holy God (Isaiah 64:6).The only way to get to God our Father who art in heaven, is through Jesus Christ His Son who died on the cross for our sins (1Peter 2:24). As we yield our hearts to Him, we are changed(2 Corinthians 5:17). We long to please God and our lives are committed to being His in every way. There’s no other way to heaven except through Jesus Christ. All other routes leave us destined for hell!
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