How do you get to heaven?
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. —Ephesians 2:8-9
What this says is that we are saved (go to Heaven) by grace (the free and unmerited favor of God) through faith. Further, that faith isn’t from ourselves, it also is a gift from God and not because of any works we have done. Those works would include good deeds, being nice, or even professing that you accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior. I know a lot of Christians will have a problem with the last statement because they believe you have to do something to do be a Christian. But that would counter the notion that Jesus’ work at the cross was sufficient for salvation (Jesus + your acceptance vs. Jesus alone). To put it simply, put all your trust in Jesus’ work on the Cross.
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