The Bible is very clear about salvation, it is not based on how good you are.
Many people think that they are very good and that they will go to heaven because of their goodness.
But the Bible teaches in Romans chapter 3 verse 23, because everyone sinned and did not deserve to be glorified by God.
The Bible also teaches in Romans chapter 3 verse 10, as it is written, "There is no righteous nor one."
I am not righteous, you are not righteous, and if it was our goodness, which will lead us to paradise, no one would go away.
First, admit that you are a sinner.
The Bible says in Revelation chapter 21 verse 8, "And as for the fearful, the unbelievers, the vile, the murderers, the wicked, the sorcerers, the idolaters and all the liars, their fate will be in the lake which burns with fire and fire."
This is the second death.
I lied, every one of us lied, so we all have sinned and done things even worse than the liars.
Let's admit it, we all deserve to go to hell.
So, be aware of the punishment for sin.
But the Bible says, in our fifth chapter, verse 8, "But God showed his love to us, that when we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Jesus Christ, according to him, loves us, came to this land.
The Bible says in the first book of Timothy, chapter 3, verse 16, that God is a human flesh, God is a human image, He lives a sinless life.
He didn't commit a single sin, but they beat him, beat him, and nailed him to the cross.
The Bible teaches in the first message of Peter, chapter 2, verse 24, that he carried in his body our sins, on the tree.
So that every sin we ever committed, Jesus committed it. He was punished for our sins.
Then they took his body, after he died, and put it in the tomb.
In the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 2, verse 31, it says that his soul goes into hell for three days and three nights.
Three days later, he again rises from the dead. He shows his disciples the holes in his hands.
The Bible is very clear. Jesus dies for all.
The first message of John, this chapter, verse 2, says that he dies not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the whole world.
But there is something we need to do to be saved.
This question is asked in the Bible, in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 16, verse 30 and 31.
"Lord, what should I do to be saved?"
And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you and your house will be saved."
That's all! He didn't say, "Come to the church and you will be saved."
"Bless yourself with water and you will be saved."
"Live a good life and you will be saved."
"Pray for all your sins and you will be saved."
No! He said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved."
"Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved."
The most famous verse in the Bible, which is even written at the bottom of the glass in the church for a quick snack, is so well known that almost everyone is watching it.
The Gospel of John, chapter 3 verse 16, because God loves the world so much that He gave His only Son so that no one who believes in Him will die, but to have eternal life.
Eternal means forever. Jesus says in the Gospel of John chapter 10 verse 28, "I give them eternal life, and they will never die, and no one will steal them from My hand."
He also says in the Gospel of John chapter 6 verse 47, "I tell you the truth, the one who believes in Me has eternal life."
So if you believe in Jesus Christ, the Bible says that you have eternal life. You will live forever. You cannot lose your salvation.
That is forever. After you are saved, after you have believed in Him, that is forever. And it doesn't matter what you will do after that, you will never lose your salvation.
Even if you commit a terrible sin, God will punish you for it on this earth. If you kill someone today, God will be sure that you will be punished.
You will go to prison or you will receive the death penalty. With whatever they punish me on this earth, God will give me what I deserve.
I will not go to hell, and nothing I do will follow me to hell, because I am saved and if I go to hell, it means that God has betrayed me, because he promises that the one who believes in him will have eternal life.
And he also says in John 11, verse 26, "And no one who is alive and believes in me will die forever."
There are many examples of people in the Bible who did very bad things and still went to heaven.
How? Because they are very good? No, because they believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and their sins are forgiven.
Other people who have lived a better life in the eyes of the world, or maybe really have lived a better life,
if they do not believe in Jesus, they will be, they should go to hell and be punished for their sins.
Trust only in Jesus for your salvation. Let me finish with the following thought.
One of his disciples asked Jesus the following question in the Gospel of Luke chapter 13, verse 23.
"Lord, will many be saved?" This is a good question, isn't it?
Will the majority of people be saved? Or are there fewer?
Who among you thinks that the majority of people in the world will go to hell?
And the answer was in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 7, verses 13-14.
For example, enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the path is wide, which leads to the dead.
And there are many people who pass by them, because the gate is narrow and the path is narrow, which leads to life.
And there are many people who find it.
And then he says the following in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 7, verses 21-23.
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but who does the will of my Father who is in heaven, will say to me, 'Lord, Lord.'
Not in your name did we prophesy, not in your name did we expel the devils, and not in your name did we do great things.
But then I will declare to them, 'I have never known you, and go from me you who do illegal things.'"
Most of the people in the world do not even claim to believe in Jesus, but God warns that even those who claim to believe in Jesus, even those who call Him God, many of them will say,
"We did these wonderful things, why are we not saved?"
And He will tell them, "Expel yourself from Me, I have never known you, because salvation does not come through deeds.
And if you believe in your own deeds, to be saved, if you think you will go to heaven, because you were crucified out of water, or that you have to live a good life to be saved,
or to save people, or to walk on the church, or to repent for your sins to be saved.
If you believe in your own deeds, to be saved, Jesus will tell you one day, "Expel yourself from Me, I have never known you."
You should believe in what Jesus did on the cross, when He died for you, He was buried and resurrected. This is your ticket to heaven.
If you believe in something else for your salvation, and you say, "I will go to heaven because I am a good Christian, and I do all these wonderful things,"
He will tell you, "Expel yourself from Me, I have never known you."
He will not say, "I have known you," because if He knows you, He is forever.
And if you go to hell, that is because He has never known you.
When you are born again, you become His children, and that is forever.
You can be the black sheep in the family world, you can be punished by God on this earth,
you can ruin your life here, but you can not lose your salvation.
Believe in the good news, pray to God to save you.
For example, with the following prayer, "Lord Jesus, I am a sinner, I admit that I am a sinner,
I know that I deserve to go to hell, but I believe that you died for me and resurrected after three days.
Please save me now and give me eternal life.
I trust in you and Jesus. Amen."