Denny answers:
Only those who turn to the Lord Jesus for salvation will go to heaven.
Some people think that if you believe in God, you will go to heaven. But even the demons believe God is real (James 2:19), so that is not how you get to heaven.
God will not allow sin in heaven. The problem is that each of us has sinned against God (Romans 3:23). We have disobeyed God’s commands to love God most, obey parents, tell the truth, and more. The punishment for our sin is death (Romans 6:23). Hell is a real place of suffering apart from God in heaven (2 Thessalonians 1:9).
We cannot get to heaven by trying to do better. Even one sin is enough to keep us out of heaven. But God loved the world so much that He sent His Son Jesus. Jesus took the punishment for sin by dying on the cross, so “whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16b).
Believing in God is not enough to get to heaven; you must believe in His Son Jesus. To find out how to believe in Jesus,
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Bible Truth
- “You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that – and shudder…Abraham [was] considered righteous for what he did…his faith and his actions were working together” (James 2:19, 21-22).
- “‘Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’ “ (John 14:6).
- “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
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