How to go to heaven, according to the Bible
Hello, my name is Massimo Morasco. I am a member of the Strong Tower Baptist Church, a Baptist church in the United Kingdom.
I would like to ask you an important question. Are you sure that if you died today, you would go straight to heaven?
It is a very important question to answer here.
Could you not be safe? Could you have regained your faith in the wrong things, or could you have never thought about these questions before?
The answer is in the Word of God, the Bible.
According to the Bible, you can be absolutely sure to go to heaven when you die.
Jesus Christ says that salvation is easy, like eating a piece of bread, drinking a cup of water, or going through a door.
It is so easy that anyone can do it.
How is it possible?
I will explain to you the gospel, which means good news, and then you can decide whether to believe or not the testimony that God has given of himself.
The first thing we need to understand is why we need a Savior.
Take one and admit to being a sinner. We are using the New Testament.
In Romans 3, 10, and 23, the Bible says, "As it is written, there is none right, not even one, because all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God."
No one is perfect. We are all sinners. If anyone claims to be perfect, know that he is a liar.
The Bible explains that sin is a violation of the law, the law of God.
God has given us many commandments. When we break the commandments of God, we are sinning.
In Revelation 21, 8, we have a list of some common sins. But for the codards, the unbelievers, the world, the homicides, the fornicators, the mages, the idolaters, and all the liars, their part will be in the coal that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
Now, this is a bad list. You might say, "Murders, criminals, these people are rather bad. They should surely go to hell."
But look, God says, "And to all liars, their part will be in the coal that burns with fire and sulfur."
I said a lie in the past. You said at least one lie. So, according to the Bible, we are all sinners.
In James 2, 10 to 11, we read, "Whoever, in fact, observes the whole law, but comes less than one point, is guilty on all points."
In fact, the one who said not to commit adultery also said not to kill. So, if you do not commit adultery, but kill, you are a transgressor of the law.
You will say, "I have never killed anyone, but if you have stolen, you are still sinners." You will say, "I have never stolen anything."
But have you ever said a lie? The Bible says, "Indeed, God is true to every liar."
We have all lied in the past. In addition, the Bible explains that even the thought of salvation is a sin.
We are all sinners. We are the flesh of sin. We cannot live without sin.
So, to clarify this point, even if for all my life I have said only one lie, it means that I have broken the law of God and am a sinner.
And like all sinners, I have a place in hell.
We are honest. We have all lied many times and we have done worse things. The Bible shows us that the stand of God for the entrance into paradise is absolute perfection, something that we will never be able to achieve on our own.
We are all lowly compared to the glory of God.
The second thing we must understand is that our sin condemns us to hell.
Number two, to realize that the pen for sin is eternity in hell.
Romans 6, 23a says, "In fact, the salary of sin is death."
What we earn when we sin is death. It is not only a physical death, but a second death, a spiritual death in hell.
We see the destiny of all sinners in Revelation 20, from 14 to 15.
Then, "Death and the Hades were thrown into the fire pit." This is the second death.
And if someone was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the fire pit.
In this text from the New Testament, the translators have chosen to use the term Hades in reference to hell, but it is the same place.
Now, some false religions teach that hell does not exist or that it is a temporary place.
These false religions call the Lord Jesus Christ, who is God in flesh and blood, a liar.
Since he has warned us directly of the horrors of hell in his preaching of the Gospel and in many other places of the Bible, his Word.
He warned us of hell so that we could choose to receive eternal life and not eternal death.
The Bible says in Revelation 20.10, "Then the devil who has killed them will be thrown into the fire pit and dissolved, where the beast and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented day and night for centuries and centuries."
The meaning of this part of the scripture is that the beast and the false prophet are two human beings who will be thrown into hell during the events of the end of time, the Revelation.
And thousands of years later they will still be burning in hell and they will be tormented day and night for centuries and centuries for eternity.
Hell is eternal. There is no escape once it has been thrown inside.
But our God is a loving God. He does not want to throw everyone into hell, even if it is what we deserve.
God is patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish, but that everyone should come to redemption.
Revision simply means changing your mind.
In this scripture, it specifically means changing your mind about what you thought you were going to do for your salvation.
That is, in which you confided in Him in whom God says that you must confide in His Son.
In Romans 5.8, the Bible says, "But God manifesteth his love for us in this that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Jesus Christ died for us. The reason why He died was to save us.
The reason why we have the opportunity to go to paradise is that He has purchased our emission with His blood.
Romans 6.23b, "But the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Eternal life is a gift for which Jesus Christ has paid, not us.
He is the Savior, and He is the one who saves.
Not me, not you, not anyone else, not a religion, not a priest.
Only Jesus Christ is the Savior.
Acts 4.12, "And no one else lives in salvation, because there is no other name under heaven that is given to men by which we must be saved."
The only name that can be saved is that of Jesus Christ.
The name of Jesus means literally Savior.
He came to earth to save us from our sins.
There is no writing of your name, there is no writing of my name.
We cannot save ourselves. Only Jesus Christ can do it.
The next question is, "Who is Jesus Christ and what has He done to save me?"
There are many false teachings spread by Satan about Him, to deceive people and hide the only way of salvation.
But let's see what He says in the Word of God.
Part 3, "To believe that Jesus Christ is dead, is buried, and is risen from the tomb as a payment for your sin."
Who is Jesus Christ? He is the Son of God, God in flesh and blood.
He is the Son in the Trinity. God is a Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
In the first epistle of John 5.7, the Bible recites, "For three are those who bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one."
Three people separated who are one God. The Bible says it is a mystery. We accept it for faith.
The Bible says in Proverbs 3.5, "Believe in the Eternal with all your heart, and do not rely on your understanding."
Jesus Christ is God, so He is eternal.
In John 1.1, we read, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was close to God, and the Word was God."
"The Word is an author name for Jesus Christ, the eternal Word of God. It was created, not created. It is not a created being, it is God."
About two thousand years ago, he entered the world, born from a virgin who conceived for the work of the Holy Spirit.
He was at the same time fully human and fully God.
We learn in Hebrews 4.15. In fact, we do not have a priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities,
but one who has been tempted in all things like us without committing sin.
Jesus had all the temptations we have, but He never gave in, He never sinned.
He lived the perfect life without sin, which we cannot live.
He accomplished many miracles during his life on earth.
He gave back sight to the blind, gave the ear to the deaf, healed the deaf, kicked out the demons,
resurrected people like Lazarus from the dead, multiplied food to defame thousands of people,
walked on water, commanded the winds and waves.
Because God is flesh and blood, many wicked people hated Him.
The wicked religious leaders of his time plotted to kill Him and lie to Him to crucify Him by the Romans.
They knew that He was the Son of God and they hated Him for this.
At any time during the false progeny, torture and crucifixion, Jesus Christ had the power to form His assassins,
but it was the will of God, Father, that the Son sacrificed His life to save us.
Jesus Christ went obediently on the cross to pay for all your sins, for all my sins,
for all the sins of the whole world, past, present and future.
Here is the Lamb of God who removes the sin of the world and who was killed from the foundation of the world.
This has always been the plan since the beginning, that the Savior would be dead for us.
2 Cor. 5.21 says, "For He has made sin for us those who have not known sin,
so that we may become the righteousness of God in Him."
Jesus Christ has taken the punishment that we all deserve.
He has shed His blood for us to remove our sins.
He has sacrificed Himself to our place.
He has exchanged Himself with us to set us free, so that we may not come to hell.
In 1 Peter 2.24 we read, "He himself brought our sins into his body on the tree of the cross,
so that we, dead to sin, may live for righteousness, and for His deliverance you may be healed."
We were already dead, destined to hell.
But thanks to His sacrifice we are healed and we can live again.
1 Peter 2.31 says, "Preventing things from happening, I speak of the resurrection of Christ,
saying that His soul would not have been left in hell, and that His flesh would not have seen the correction."
After His crucifixion, the soul of Jesus Christ went to hell for three days and three nights,
to suffer an eternity of punishment for all of humanity.
And there he was resurrected, because hell could not keep him, and he returned to his body,
which did not see the correction, did not die, because he died for only three days.
Jesus Christ did all this to save us, but not all go automatically to heaven.
There is one thing we must do to be saved.
Part 4. Trust only in Christ as a Savior
In the Bible, the most important question is clearly posed only once.
In Acts 16 from 30 to 31, Paul and Silas have preached the gospel,
and a king wants to know how to be saved.
Then he drove out and said, "Ladies, what should I do to be saved?"
And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your house."
The reason why you can be 100% sure to go to heaven is that the Lord Jesus Christ did all the work.
All you have to do is believe that He did it for you.
When we say "believe," we do not mean to say, "I believe that Jesus Christ was a real person,"
or "I believe that he was a good man," or "a great prophet."
No, we mean, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God,
the only Savior who promised to save me and to bring me to heaven when I die.
He is the only one who can do it."
Eternal life is a free gift that He has bought with His blood.
For you, for everyone, but to receive it, you have to change your mind
because the only thing you can rely on is Jesus Christ for your salvation.
In John 3.16, the most famous verse of the Bible is written,
"For God loved the world so much that He gave His unborn Son,
that whoever believes in Him may not perish, but have eternal life."
This means, "For God loved the world so much that He gave His unborn Son,
that whoever believes in Him may not perish, but have eternal life."
This means, "For God loved the world so much that He gave His unborn Son,
that whoever believes in Him may not perish, but have eternal life."
This means, "For God loved the world so much that He gave His unborn Son,
that whoever believes in Him may not perish, but have eternal life."
This means, "For God loved the world so much that He gave His unborn Son,
that whoever believes in Him may not perish, but have eternal life."
The only thing the Gospel says to do is believe.
If you are a good person, you go to church, you live a good life, no, it only says to believe.
Look, in John 3.18, the Bible says, "Whoever believes in him is not condemned,
but whoever does not believe is already condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the unborn Son of God."
Let's say that on earth there are two groups of people,
and in both groups everyone is a sinner.
In one group people have believed in the Savior,
in the other group they have rejected the Savior.
You could say, "Well, some people without the Savior
have had a more virtuous life than other people with the Savior."
But God said, "Now without faith it is impossible to please them.
Your salvation does not depend on your good deeds or deeds,
but on who you trust for salvation.
Without faith in Christ, there is nothing. You will not see life."
This clearly explains how it has been documented
that many men of God, imperfect in the Bible, are in paradise,
even though they have committed terrible sins.
Among them, Moses, a murderer;
Samson, a murderer and a suicide;
King Saul, who killed 85 priests of God and their family,
and then committed suicide.
King David, who committed adultery and murder.
Disciple Peter, who denied to know Jesus Christ
before the crucifixion.
And many others.
Their salvation has been secured by Jesus Christ, not by themselves.
There is only one choice, to trust in Jesus Christ to save yourself,
or to deny Him and go to hell.
In Ephesians 2, from 8 to 9, the Bible says,
"You have indeed been saved by grace through faith,
and this is not from you, it is the gift of God,
not by works, because no one is glorious."
Whoever is in paradise can not come forward and say,
"I am here because I was a good person,"
but can only say, "I am here only because Jesus Christ paid for it,
because I was here."
All glory goes to Jesus Christ.
Grace is an unmerited favor.
We do not deserve the love of God or His salvation,
but since He is a loving God,
He has done all the work to save us.
When we trust in Him,
we have obtained salvation through faith in the work He has done to save us.
We cannot do any work to obtain it.
It is not a question of work.
If we think of helping Him a little,
by working to arrive in paradise,
then we are not fully trusting in Jesus Christ.
We are still trusting in ourselves and not in Him.
Here is an example.
If I offered you my Bible as a tribute,
but then I asked you for ten hours to have it,
would it be a gift?
No, it would not be.
You would have paid and it would not be a gift.
If I offered you my Bible for free,
and I did not ask you for money,
and I asked you every week to come and wash the car,
to wash the windows, to sweep the floor,
would it be a gift?
No, because you would still be working to have it.
If I told you that I am giving you this gift for free forever,
which is yours for eternity,
without asking you for money or working for me,
but then a week later I came back and told you,
"You have done something that has made me angry.
I will take it back."
Would I have told the truth?
No, this would make me a liar.
If you said that I am giving you this gift forever,
but I took it away from you at any moment for any reason,
then it would never have been eternal and I would be a liar.
Now remember, God cannot lie.
Titus 1 and 2 says,
"In the hope of eternal life,
you will be put first of all times by God,
who cannot lie."
God cannot lie.
He has guaranteed to save you from everything,
if you put your trust only in Him to save you.
Now, some people ask,
"Does this mean that after salvation I can go around killing people
and committing horrible sins?"
The truth is that there is nothing that prevents you from doing so now,
because after salvation you can still commit evil sins.
But the difference is that God becomes your Father,
a good Father who punishes His children for the evil things they do on Earth.
Look, in John 1, 12, it is read,
"But to all those who have received Him,
He has given them authority to become children of God,
to those who believe in His name."
Let us become children of God only by faith in Jesus Christ.
And in John 10, from 27 to 29, Jesus speaking says,
"My children listen to my voice.
I know them, and they follow me.
And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish,
and no one will steal them from my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,
and no one can steal them from the hand of my Father.
Jesus has guaranteed that He will keep you close,
and will never let you go.
You are not stronger than God. No one is stronger than God.
You will never be able to lose your salvation,
because it is God who guarantees it, not you.
You will never perish, so you will never be thrown into Hell."
The discipline of God can be seen in Proverbs 3, from 11 to 12.
"My Son, do not despise the punishment of the eternal,
and do not detest its correction,
for the eternal corrects with Him who loves them,
as a Father is the Son who graces."
Whoever believes only in Christ for his own salvation is a Son of God,
and every Son that God welcomes passes through the discipline on this earth.
Elijah, the better Father, is more loving,
and does not want us to grow like scoundrels.
If we have a punishment on earth, ideally to correct our evil deeds
and live a life that pleases God,
if we are ashamed of the cause of Christ,
God could even take us to the house before time, in Paradise,
as He has done with some people in the Bible.
We could be called the last in the kingdom of Heaven,
but we will always be on the lines.
We can ruin our life on earth,
but we can never lose our salvation,
because God has guaranteed it.
We have come to the end of the Gospel,
and there is only one thing left to explain.
In Romans 10 from 9 to 10 and 13, the Bible recites,
"For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus,
and believe in your heart that God has raised you from the dead,
you will be saved."
With the heart, in fact, one believes to obtain justice,
and with the mouth one confesses to obtain salvation.
In fact, whoever invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.
"Jesus is the gift of eternal life, ready for you,
a gift with your name on it.
But if you do not ask Him with confidence that you will receive it,
it will never become yours.
If you have believed in these things that I have preached to you,
I would like to guide you in a quick prayer,
to show God your faith and ask for eternal life for you.
Repeat after me.
Dear Jesus, I know that I am a sinner,
and I know that I deserve to go to hell,
but I believe that you died on the cross for me.
You have been buried and you have risen.
I pray you, save me and take me to paradise when I die.
I trust only in you, Lord. Amen."
Congratulations! If you have said this prayer
and believed it in your heart, now you have been saved.
You are one of the children of God and you will never be thrown to hell.
Now you can be 100% sure that you will go to paradise when you die.
Share this message with others to teach them how to be saved.