Thursday, November 18, 2010

Is Being Good, Good Enough

I was at Mcdonald's yesterday with my daughter and a friend, we were talking, reading God's word and just have a great fellowship.  A lady came over that sells Avon and gave us a book, a few minutes later she came back by and my daughter got her attention and asked if we could share something with her, she said sure, so she asked her if she believed in God, she said sure I leave everything in his hands.  Then we asked her if she believed in heaven and hell.  She said there was a heaven but no hell, we told her that God says there is a hell.  Then we asked, well what do you think it takes to get in to heaven, her answer, being a good person.  She is so wrong.  There is nothing we can do to get us into heaven, Isaiah 64:6 says we are all an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.  It is only through Jesus Christ and His blood are we made clean.  we have to believe in His death, burial and resurrection and repent of our sins, then and only then will we be able to live with Him in heaven for eternity.  John 3:16  For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him will have everlasting life.  Hell is a real place and if  those who do not accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will not enter into the kingdom of God. 
We are all sinners, the only difference between a Christian and a non-christian is the blood of Jesus.

So how do we get to Heaven?
By the cleansing blood of Jesus.  

John 14:6  Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.

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