THE BIBLE WAY TO HEAVEN
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
Recognize we have all sinned.
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” - Romans 3:23
Romans 5:12 teaches us that since Adam and Eve, the first man and woman on earth, a sin nature has been present in all people. We have all fallen short of God's requirements, for at one time or another, we have all deliberately chosen to disobey God.
“…there is none righteous, no, not one.” - Romans 3:10
2. There is a price for sin.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. “ - Romans 6:23
A wage is a payment. The payment for your sin is death and separation from God in a place that the Bible calls Hell. God wants us to see that His Son, Jesus Christ, chose to die and pay for our penalty of death.
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” - Hebrews 9:22
3. Jesus paid that fine.
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” -Romans 5:8
The word commendeth means "proved." God proved His love for you by giving His own Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for your sins.
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace” -Ephesians 1:7
4. We must believe in Jesus.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” - Romans 10:9
Receive the precious gift of eternal life and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ by believing and being justified by FAITH and not of your own works. Just before Jesus died on the cross he said “It is finished”. In other words, the debt has been paid!
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” -Eph. 2:8–9
“Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” -Romans 5:1
The Gospel
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
-1 Corinthians 15: 1-4