Christian Faith Post #03

Christian Faith Post #03

Believing in Christ: What would get you to Heaven?

So fellow friends, The most important question in the Christian Faith is "Do you think you would go to Heaven? and why? I don't really know about you guys but before today, I kinda did know the answer but not completely sure of it. I'm 13 and at my school, one of my teachers asked us: "Do you think you are going to Heaven and why?" One of my classmates responded:" By doing good, going to church, respecting God"and my teacher said no. All of us answered many different things and another one of my classmates was brave enough to ask:" Sir, are YOU going to Heaven?" and obviously he said yes. All of us asked him, one question "How do you know? What is the answer? How can you be saved and go to Heaven?" He wouldn't give us the answer ;-). He wanted us to tell him all the answers we've got and finally, one of my friends gave an almost correct answer. Now being me, I wouldn't answer a question without being sure it was correct (so I didn't answer :-)) My best friend kept asking me:" What do think the answer is?" I told her I wasn't sure. So what my teacher told us is that good works can't get you into Heaven. OK yes as a Christian you live a good life, but that won't get you into Heaven. You can perform all signs and wonders and miracles and still not go into Heaven. He even said that you can even be  Mother Teresa, giving food to the poor and laying hands on the sick, but still not go into Heaven. you can have faith but you can have faith in lies. You can have faith in saying 1+1=10 (That was his example) and believing that it's true but it's not. Having faith in 1+1=10 doesn't make it true. The truth is 1+1=2. "So Sir, what is the truth?"I asked in my mind. Guess what... He finally told us the answer (I knew it!!!) "(So I'm going to quote his exact words)" Imagine you're in a hole 1 kilometer deep and you have all your good works with you. You cannot climb out of the hole, no matter what. How do you think you're getting out of the hole? One of my classmates jokingly added:"Pray for more fingers to help you out of the hole."So anyway he said that all of us are in that hole (including him of course) and he said that Jesus Christ saved him from that hole. Not good works or going or church or anything of the sort. He told the truth. Knowing that you are undeserving and unworthy and a sinner makes you fall short from the Glory of God. We aren't perfect, far from it actually, but we need to know that Jesus loves us so much that he took our punishment upon himself so we could have eternal life if believed it. I believe that it has happened, that Jesus came for me, that he died for my sins. I was not worthy of it, undeserving of it, but Jesus did it because he loves me. Now because I KNOW that it happened and I believe it salvation takes place. Not good works then salvation, Salvation then good works. And that's the problem with most Christians. They think that good works will get them into the kingdom of God. So whoever may be reading this, maybe you've got a different idea of salvation. I'm telling you this that if you want to be saved, and be spared from eternal punishment, Acknowledge that you are a sinner and you need someone to save you. Believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins so that you can be spared from the wrath of God. I don't want to make the Gospel different or anything, but I am telling you this, I don't know what you're situation is, or what you are going through, but Jesus is the only savior, The greatest deed of love was done by Him, dying on the cross for our sins. He did not come for the righteous, he came for the lost, so whoever needs refuge can have refuge in Him. So if you know that Jesus came for YOUR sins and believe it in your heart and confess it (I do't know if you have to confess it) but if you truly believe that from today that Jesus died for YOU and loves you so much that he endured pain and took the punishment that we were supposed to endure, then you are saved. Then good works can follow. When God talks to you, you'll fell it and you need His guidance to be a true Christian. So let God be in control of your life when you are saved. 

I hope I did the best I could  to explain this to you and I hope that God can work in your life abundantly. I hope I planted a seed in you that God will make grow into a beautiful flower. So friends see you next time and God Bless You!!!