While it’s nothing new (See the Apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth), it’s becoming popular today to tell people they can ask Jesus into their lives and then go on living the way they’ve always lived with no need to repent of any sin they may be living in. But, that’s not what the Bible teaches…
“Not everyone who says to me (Jesus), ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I (Jesus) declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
Matthew 7:21-23
Many today think there are any number of “heavens” people might go to when they pass. They base this belief on their own feelings and popular notions of the day regarding life after death. Some people believe we merely stop existing following our earthly death. And many individuals don’t believe in a literal hell.
Heaven, or hell? The Bible makes it clear that the choice is up to each individual. After we complete life on earth, we will go to either heaven or hell based on what we did with Jesus while living on earth – We must accept Him as Savior and know Him as Lord (Matthew 7:21-23). How can we know we’ll go to heaven when we die? We must accept Jesus as Savior and do His will while living on the earth.
because, if you (anyone) confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 10:9-10
I pray we’ll all choose heaven.
God bless,
Mark