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The Bible Way To Heaven
1. Realize you are a sinner.
2. Realize the wages of sin is death and hell.
3. Realize that Jesus paid the wages of sin for us.
4. Confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, and call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth to save you.
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1. We are all sinners.
1 John 1:8 KJV
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
Romans 3 KJV
“10 As it is written, There is NONE righteous, no, NOT ONE:
23 For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”
Have you lied before? Or had a foolish thought? Or not done something you know you should do? The Bible says that all 3 of these things are sin.
Revelation 21:8 KJV
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,
and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and ALL LIARS, shall have their part in the LAKE WHICH BURNETH WITH FIRE and brimstone: which is the SECOND DEATH.”
Proverbs 24:9 KJV
“The THOUGHT of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.”
James 4:17 KJV
“Therefore to him that KNOWETH to do good, and doeth it not, TO HIM it is sin.”
The Bible even says that anything that is not of faith is sin!
Romans 14:23 KJV
“for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”
So people will always sin everyday, and most people will not even realize it.
In the next verse, the Bible defines sin.
1 John 3:4 KJV
“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
Even if you only do the smallest sin, which is still a transgression of the law, the Bible says you are guilty of all.
James 2:10 KJV
“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.”
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2. The wages of sin is death and hell.
Wages are something we earn, sin earns us death, salvation is a GIFT, something we do not earn, but is given to us.
Romans 6:23 KJV
“For the WAGES of sin is DEATH; but the GIFT of God is ETERNAL LIFE through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Here, the Bible says the WAGES of sin is DEATH meaning HELL, the SECOND DEATH.
Revelation 20:14 KJV
“And DEATH and HELL were cast into the LAKE OF FIRE. This is the SECOND DEATH.”
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3. Jesus PAID the wages of our sin for us.
Jesus is God, and he came to pay the wages of our sin.
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
Romans 5:6 KJV
“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”
Romans 5:8 KJV
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.“
God says in the Bible that Jesus Christ of Nazareth took our sin in his own body, died with them and WENT TO HELL to pay for them, and most importantly, HE ROSE AGAIN FROM THE DEAD and IS ALIVE FOREVERMORE, so that WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM, shall not perish but have everlasting life.
2 Corinthians 5:21
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
1 Peter 2 KJV
“21 Christ also suffered for us,
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
24 Who his own self BARE OUR SINS IN HIS OWN BODY on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
Matthew 12:39-40 KJV
“39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the HEART OF THE EARTH.”
Revelation 1:18 KJV
“I am he that liveth, and was DEAD; and, behold, I AM ALIVE for evermore, Amen; and HAVE THE KEYS of HELL and of DEATH.”
AND THIS IS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV
“1 Moreover, brethren, I DECLARE UNTO YOU THE GOSPEL which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 BY WHICH also YE ARE SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, HOW THAT CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS according to the scriptures;
4 And that HE WAS BURIED, AND that HE ROSE AGAIN THE THIRD DAY ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES:”
AND THAT IS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH.
1 John 5:11 KJV
“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”
The Bible says that hell is where the dead are.
Notice how the DEAD are judged according to their WORKS.
Revelation 20:12-15 KJV
“12 And I saw the DEAD, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the BOOK OF LIFE: and the DEAD were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their WORKS.
13 And the sea gave up the DEAD which were in it; and death and HELL delivered up the DEAD which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their WORKS.
14 And death and HELL were cast into the LAKE OF FIRE. This is the SECOND DEATH.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the BOOK OF LIFE was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE.”
The Bible says that in Heaven, people are ALIVE!
Matthew 22:32 KJV
“I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
Jesus Christ of Nazareth said that He IS the LIFE!
John 14:6 KJV
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the LIFE: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
John 6:63 KJV
“It is the SPIRIT that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they are spirit, and THEY ARE LIFE.”
Matthew 28:18 KJV
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
John 10:17-18 KJV
“17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.”
John 11:25-26 KJV
“25 Jesus said unto her, I AM the resurrection, and the LIFE: he that BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE:
26 And WHOSOEVER LIVETH and BELIEVETH IN ME shall never die. BELIEVEST thou this?”
John 5:24 KJV
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that HEARETH MY WORD, and BELIEVETH on him that sent me, HATH everlasting LIFE, and shall NOT come into condemnation; but IS passed from death unto LIFE.”
John 3:15-18 KJV
“15 That whosoever BELIEVETH in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
16 For God so loved the world, that HE GAVE his only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM should NOT perish, but HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but THAT THE WORLD THROUGH HIM MIGHT BE SAVED.
18 He that BELIEVETH on him is NOT condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
We can NOT earn salvation, salvation is a GIFT, we do not have to earn a GIFT, a GIFT is freely given. All you have to do to receive a GIFT is accept it.
Romans 6:23 KJV
“For the wages of sin is death; but the GIFT of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
The Bible says that we are saved from HELL by GRACE through FAITH in Jesus Christ of Nazareth, NOT by our own WORKS, NOT good deeds, NOT turning from our sin to stop sinning, and NOT by living a good life, but we are saved by grace through faith believing the gospel of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
The Bible says that we are saved from hell by GRACE through FAITH, NOT of WORKS.
In Jonah 3:10 KJV God defines “WORKS.”
Jonah 3:10 KJV
“And God saw their WORKS, that they TURNED FROM THEIR EVIL WAY; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.”
So according to the Bible, “WORKS,” is “TURNING FROM YOUR EVIL WAYS.”
Also we see that God repented, which means He changed His mind, not repented of His sin, we know that GOD HAS NO SIN.
Deuteronomy 32:4 KJV
“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and WITHOUT INIQUITY, just and right is he.”
In Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV the Bible says the we are saved from hell by GRACE through FAITH, NOT by TURNING “FROM THEIR EVIL WAY.” In Ephesians 2:10 KJV, the Bible says that we should do good works, but we are not saved by doing good works, we are saved by GRACE through FAITH in the gospel of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV
“8 For by GRACE are ye saved through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God:
9 NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus UNTO good works, which God hath before ordained that we SHOULD walk in them.”
Romans 4:5-8 KJV
“5 But to him that WORKETH NOT, BUT BELIEVETH on him that justifieth the ungodly, his FAITH is counted for righteousness.
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness WITHOUT WORKS,
7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord WILL NOT IMPUTE SIN.”
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4. Confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, and call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth to save you.
Romans 10 KJV
“9 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.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:13 KJV
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Matthew 12:34 KJV
“out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”
Psalms 116:10 KJV
“I believed, therefore have I spoken:”
Today is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2 KJV
“behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)”
Joshua 24:15 KJV
“choose you this day whom ye will serve;”
Isaiah 55:6 KJV
“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”
If you believe the gospel of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, tell God you believe them and say this simple prayer.
God, I know I’m a sinner and I deserve hell,
I believe you sent your son Jesus Christ of Nazareth to die for my sins,
I believe he died for my sins, was buried, and rose again,
I confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
I’m only trusting in you Jesus to save me,
Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and Savior,
please save me right now,
please give me eternal life,
please come into my heart,
fill me with the Holy Ghost,
and take me to heaven when I die,
Thank you for saving me,
I love you,
it is in Jesus’s name I pray,
thank you,
Amen.
When we get saved, we receive the Holy Ghost, which is the same as the Holy Spirit!
Jesus breathed the Holy Ghost onto his disciples after they saw him risen from the dead, and they believed, this is the same as us! After we believe that Jesus rose from the dead, we receive the Holy Ghost.
John 20:21-22 KJV
“21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:”
John 14:16-18 KJV
“16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you FOR EVER;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
When we get saved we become children of God.
John 1:12 KJV
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:”
Galatians 3:26 KJV
“For ye are all the children of God by FAITH in Christ Jesus.”