Are You Going to Heaven?

If you know you are going to Hell,
or if you deny there is any Heaven or Hell,
we strongly urge you to consider your situation very carefully.
We are convinced that Hell is a very real place.

Are You Going to Heaven?

If you know you are going to Hell,
or if you deny there is any Heaven or Hell,
we strongly urge you to consider your situation very carefully.
We are convinced that Hell is a very real place.
See why, and learn why you will want to avoid it at all costs.
We know the topic is unpleasant, but this issue is much too
important to ignore.

Is there an actual place called "Hell"?
Why was Hell made?
Is there anyone in Hell today?
Will there literally be a burning fire in Hell?
What should you be willing to do to stay out of Hell?
How can a God of love send anybody to Hell?
What if I don't believe in Hell?
Beware, although most people say "yes" or "I think so"
when asked "Are you going to Heaven?", many are sadly
incorrect about their ultimate destination. Most believe they
qualify for Heaven because of one of the following wrong reasons.

"I'm basically a good person" (60%)
When you say you believe you are a pretty decent person,
keep in mind that it is because you are comparing yourself
on man's scale, not on God's. If you compare yourself to
Hitler or Charles Manson, certainly you seem to be "good".
But what if you compared yourself to Mother Teresa? Most
people fall somewhere in the middle of these two extremes.
The Bible teaches that no one is good (Romans 3:10).
Not you. Not me. Not Mother Teresa. Not the Catholic saints.
Not even the Prophets God sent to earth in centuries past.
Only God is good. (Luke 18:18-20)

Do you realize that it is impossible for a good, holy, perfect,
truthful God to have in His presence anyone who has even made
one mistake? Since that is the case, we have a problem: how can
we come to live with a Holy God?

"I've never hurt anyone" (2% response)
Are you sure you've never hurt anyone?
Have you considered the things you speak to others?
Jesus warns in Matthew 5:21-22 that even being unjustly angry
with someone puts you in danger of judgment. Also, how many
people have you hurt because of things you failed to do?

"I've tried to keep the 10 Commandments" (5%)
First, take a look at this before answering:
What does God expect of me?
Now can you honestly say you've never lied--even a "little white lie"?
Never stolen--even just a paper clip? Perhaps you've never committed
adultery in the physical act, but did you know that Jesus said that
lusting
after someone is the same to God?

If you've broken even just one law one time,
that makes you a lawbreaker. If you will listen, your
own conscience will tell you that you are certainly
a law breaker.
See: Am I good enough for heaven?

"I go to church" (8%)
Going to church is a good thing. (See >> Why should Christians go to
church? and >>
How can I find a good church?) But if you think that just going to church
is good
enough to earn your way to heaven, take a look at Romans 3:27 and
Ephesians 2:8.
These passages are clear that nothing we can do on earth (like trying to
go to church
to gain merit with God) can make us righteous in His never-failing sight.
Jesus had strong words for the Pharisees of His day. They tried to merit
favor with
God by acting religious. But Jesus called them "a brood of vipers".
See also Matthew 9:11, 12:39, 16:1-4; Luke 7:39, 18:11.

"I believe in God" (10%)
Perhaps you think that belief in God is good enough to get you to heaven.
But consider this: since Satan and his demons believe that God is real,
does
that mean they too will be in heaven? (James 2:19) See also Romans 1:20.

"I've done the best I could" (15%)
Maybe you have tried to do the right thing for the most part.
You've made some mistakes, and if God weighs your good deeds vs.
your bad deeds, you hope you will come out ok. Again, we have the
problem that if you have only sinned once in your life, you've still
broken
God's law and are a lawbreaker. God sees our righteousness as
"filthy rags". When we think of God's standard of holiness,
we don't even come close! (See >> How good is good enough?)
We have all broken God's laws and stand guilty before a holy God.

Just as a human judge must enforce justice and punish evildoers,
God, who is completely just, holy and righteous, must also punish sin.

What is the answer?

When this life is over, we will each stand before God on Judgment Day
and give an account for our life. No matter how good we tried to be,
our best efforts will all be as "filthy rags" in God's sight, that is, if
the
sin separating us from God has not been removed.

God, who is holy and just, and therefore must punish sin, is also
loving and merciful and does not want to punish us.

To solve this problem, God sent His only Son Jesus Christ
as God incarnate, fully God and fully man, to pay our sin debt for us.

Learn more about Jesus Christ!
The only way to get to Heaven is to put our faith in Jesus Christ.
Why is Jesus so important? He is the only one who lived on earth
a sinless life. As fully God and fully man, he was tempted as we
are yet was without sin.
A fellow sinner could never set you free from God's judgment by
taking your penalty on himself. Only Jesus could qualify to do that.

With the sentence of death upon us, 2,000 years ago,
God came in the flesh, stepped into our courtroom, and paid
our sin debt Himself. Like a compassionate judge giving his own
life to save the guilty, Jesus Christ took upon Himself the
sins of the world - the just dying for the unjust.

This GIFT is absolutely FREE. Like any other true gift,
it is not earned or deserved.

The gift of eternal life is received by faith.

Realizing that we cannot save ourselves, and that we deserve
God's judgment for our sins, we come to Him by faith.
With a heart willing to obey God, fully dependent upon Him,
we place our faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone for the
forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

"For by grace are you saved through faith, and that
not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works,
so that no one can boast."
You can receive the gift of eternal life right now.

Accept Jesus - I want to accept Christ.
If you don't know how to accept Christ, see this.
The Bible says that "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Repent to God. Read Psalm 51. (Also, please contact us.)

If you have trusted in Christ, WELCOME to the family of God!
We love you and want God's very best for your life! May
God bless you and your family, and may He use YOU to
light your world!

Reject Jesus - I don't believe any of this. I'm still skeptical.

Rededicate - I'm already a follower of Christ,
but I want to rededicate my life.
See our advice for new and growing Christians.


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Are You Going to Heaven?

If you know you are going to Hell,
or if you deny there is any Heaven or Hell,
we strongly urge you to consider your situation very carefully.
We are convinced that Hell is a very real place.

Are You Going to Heaven?

We know the topic is unpleasant, but this issue is much too
important to ignore.