Heaven # 2

"Question: What must one do to get to heaven?

To get to heaven, a person needs to accept Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour, surrender to Him as his Lord and Master, and openly confess Him as such before the world. Jesus Christ said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6). He also said, "I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved" (John 10:9). When a person receives Jesus, he immediately becomes a child of God, an heir of God, and a joint heir with Jesus Christ (John 1:12; Romans 8:16-17).

Anyone can know whether or not he is already on the way to heaven by simply asking himself these questions: "Have I received Jesus Christ? Have I taken Him as my Sin-Bearer, the One who bore my sins in His own body on the Cross? (Isaiah 53:6: 1 Peter 2:24; Galatians 3:13). Am I trusting God to forgive my sins because Jesus Christ bore them for me? Have I taken Jesus Christ as my Lord and Master? Have I surrendered my mind to Him so that it may be renewed by Him, and my life to Him so that He may guide me in everything? Am I confessing Him as my Saviour and my Lord before the world as I have opportunity?"

If anyone can answer yes to these simple questions, he may know he is on the way to heaven. Of course, if one has really received Jesus as his Lord and Master, he will prove it by studying His Word day by day in order to know His will, and by doing His will as he finds it revealed in the Bible.

Question: Is the Bible an all-sufficient guide t heaven?

It is. It tells each on of us what sort of a place heaven is and just how to get there. There is not a thing a person needs to know about the road to heaven that is not plainly stated in the Bible. It is the only Book in the world that reveals Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ Himself is the way to heaven (John 14:6).

~R. A. Torrey~