me> Maybe God will say "You were such a good believer, that we are gonna give
me> you a couple hall passes for your loved ones who didn't make it!" Is that
me> in there somewhere?
JG> Afraid not. Sorry, but each person must earn their own way into
JG> heaven.
The way you get into Heaven is by doing the one thing God requires..."to
believe on The One He has sent (Jesus Christ)". The Philippian jailer asked
Paul and Silas "What must I do to be saved??", and was told "Believe on The
Lord Jesus Christ". Nothing more, nothing less...no complicated rituals or
ordinances to go through, etc.
JG> Your righteousness can't get me into heaven, nor can my righteous get
JG> you into heaven.
Correct. The prophet Isaiah notes that "all our righteousness is as filthy
rags" (literally bloody menstrual cloths (unclean)).
While God's Free Love Gift is available to whosoever would come to Him in
humility and repentance as a FREE GIFT, the offer EXPIRES when a person
dies.
Once you receive that Free Gift, you want to serve The Lord, to show
your thankfulness and gratitude that He did what He did, because He most
certainly didn't have to do it.
Daryl
... Why don't potholes knock your tires back into alignment??
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