Understand this, all earthly religions tell you that you must EARN your way into heaven. With Jesus as your savior, you're not on a scale of good deeds and bad deeds.
If I'm just "good enough" I'll be on my way to heaven. How good is good enough? Truth is, none of us are good enough. God is clear, you can NOT work your way into heaven.
Galatians 2:16 says
Know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
We all fall far short of perfection. And all of us are sinners.
Romans 3:23 says
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Have you ever lied, ever stolen, ever gossiped, ever wanted something that wasn't yours or ever lusted in your heart just to name a few? Of course, we all have. All of us are sinners and have committed wrongdoing in our life. Jesus was sinless. Jesus is a RELATIONSHIP, NOT a religion. He came and lived a sinless life, willfully died on a wooden cross to take our place as the sacrifice for my sin and yours, then ROSE to LIFE AGAIN three days later. JESUS is a free gift but you must turn to Him.
Romans 6:23 says
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. None of us know the time of our death or when Jesus will return.
Mathew 24:36 says
But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. If you die without asking Jesus to be your savior it will be too late. We all will soon stand before the creator of this world and be judged by a God that deeply loves us.
