Biblical Road to Heaven |
Have you ever wondered if you were good enough to make heaven? Have you done
enough good works to compensate for the bad things you had done?
How many good works do you really have to do to make up for your sins?
These are great questions that are worth taking the time to answer. On this page we will
use the Bible to answer these questions. People spend a lot of time and effort to secure
themselves for retirement and the golden years of life. These are important decisions and
worth the time and investment. But how much more important is the time we will have for
all eternity? The Bible says. “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet
forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:36-37)
“Just as a man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was
sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; (Hebrews 9:27-28)
Are we good enough to make heaven? Evangelists all over the world have met people
who say that they don’t need Jesus because they are relatively a good person. But what
the person does not understand is that the Bible teaches we are all sinners. “For all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) It also says that, “There is not
one righteous, not even one”. (Romans 3:10) The Bible goes further on to say that, “all
our righteous acts are like filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6)
Good works are a good thing, but the Bible makes it very clear that “unless you repent,
you too will all perish” (Luke 13:3) The Bible leaves us all guilty of sin. It clearly teaches
we are not good enough to make heaven our eternal place of residence.
The Good News
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes
in him shall not perish”. (John 3:16)
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ came into the world and died on a cross at Calvary
for our sins. No amount of good works can save you. Except the work the Lord Jesus
Christ did for you on the cross. Jesus Christ prepared the way for us. It is all about him
and what he did. Our part is to come to him and repent and call upon the Lord and ask for
forgiveness.
“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) This verse should not
be taken out of context. We are not saying that we simply make a confession, and to have
an intellectual belief of Jesus Christ is enough. Notice the verse says “in your heart” You
see if it is a heart belief it will bring forth fruit of repentance. Repent means to walk away
from our sin, to stop sinning.
The Bible says, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) The work is already done. We do not have to
clean our selves up to come to Jesus Christ. He says, “Come to me, all you who are
weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) The Bible is clear that
God longs for all to come to repentance. “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,
as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish
but everyone to come to repentance.”
(2 Peter 3:9)
If you would like to make heaven your eternal place of residence you must repent and trust
in Jesus and obey the Gospel. God will forgive your sins. If you have difficulty believing
this just go to our testimony page and read what the Lord has done for many who were
steeped in sin. Let God build your faith. Come to Jesus today with a repentant humble
heart and he will show you grace. “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the
humble.” (James 4:6) “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my
voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with me.
(Revelation 3:20)
God loves you so much. He went through so much pain at Calvary just for you. For it is
written, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
(John 15:13)
Prayer of Repentance
Dear Lord. I come to you and ask you to forgive me
of my sin. I commit my life into your hands. Please forgive
me, and make me the person you would have me to be.
I ask you to teach me your ways and your Word. Please come and take residence in my
heart and wash me clean.
I thank you for dying on a cross for my sin. And I believe
that God raised you from the dead three days later.
I surrender all to you Lord.
In Jesus name I pray amen.
If you just prayed that prayer from your heart you can rest assure that God has begun a
good work in you, “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will
carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)
Congratulations. “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith and this not
from yourselves. It is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8)
We would love to rejoice with you and pray with you please go to our contact page and
share your experience with Jesus Christ.
enough good works to compensate for the bad things you had done?
How many good works do you really have to do to make up for your sins?
These are great questions that are worth taking the time to answer. On this page we will
use the Bible to answer these questions. People spend a lot of time and effort to secure
themselves for retirement and the golden years of life. These are important decisions and
worth the time and investment. But how much more important is the time we will have for
all eternity? The Bible says. “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet
forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:36-37)
“Just as a man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was
sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; (Hebrews 9:27-28)
Are we good enough to make heaven? Evangelists all over the world have met people
who say that they don’t need Jesus because they are relatively a good person. But what
the person does not understand is that the Bible teaches we are all sinners. “For all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) It also says that, “There is not
one righteous, not even one”. (Romans 3:10) The Bible goes further on to say that, “all
our righteous acts are like filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6)
Good works are a good thing, but the Bible makes it very clear that “unless you repent,
you too will all perish” (Luke 13:3) The Bible leaves us all guilty of sin. It clearly teaches
we are not good enough to make heaven our eternal place of residence.
The Good News
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes
in him shall not perish”. (John 3:16)
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ came into the world and died on a cross at Calvary
for our sins. No amount of good works can save you. Except the work the Lord Jesus
Christ did for you on the cross. Jesus Christ prepared the way for us. It is all about him
and what he did. Our part is to come to him and repent and call upon the Lord and ask for
forgiveness.
“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) This verse should not
be taken out of context. We are not saying that we simply make a confession, and to have
an intellectual belief of Jesus Christ is enough. Notice the verse says “in your heart” You
see if it is a heart belief it will bring forth fruit of repentance. Repent means to walk away
from our sin, to stop sinning.
The Bible says, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) The work is already done. We do not have to
clean our selves up to come to Jesus Christ. He says, “Come to me, all you who are
weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) The Bible is clear that
God longs for all to come to repentance. “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,
as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish
but everyone to come to repentance.”
(2 Peter 3:9)
If you would like to make heaven your eternal place of residence you must repent and trust
in Jesus and obey the Gospel. God will forgive your sins. If you have difficulty believing
this just go to our testimony page and read what the Lord has done for many who were
steeped in sin. Let God build your faith. Come to Jesus today with a repentant humble
heart and he will show you grace. “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the
humble.” (James 4:6) “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my
voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with me.
(Revelation 3:20)
God loves you so much. He went through so much pain at Calvary just for you. For it is
written, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
(John 15:13)
Prayer of Repentance
Dear Lord. I come to you and ask you to forgive me
of my sin. I commit my life into your hands. Please forgive
me, and make me the person you would have me to be.
I ask you to teach me your ways and your Word. Please come and take residence in my
heart and wash me clean.
I thank you for dying on a cross for my sin. And I believe
that God raised you from the dead three days later.
I surrender all to you Lord.
In Jesus name I pray amen.
If you just prayed that prayer from your heart you can rest assure that God has begun a
good work in you, “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will
carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)
Congratulations. “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith and this not
from yourselves. It is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8)
We would love to rejoice with you and pray with you please go to our contact page and
share your experience with Jesus Christ.
Rocky Mountain Ministries
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