Why Should God Let You Into Heaven?

(John 14:6) - "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
(John 3:3) - "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
(Romans 10:8-10) - "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; {9} That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. {10} For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
(Luke 13:3) - "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
The poll is located directly above this post.
Thank you, and God bless,
Crushmaster.

Cuz he loves us all?Tuky06

this one ^

That's for Him to decide.blackngold29

Winner.

I'm bringing brownies to Heaven. Not even God can resist a plate of freshly baked brownies. He'll have to let me in.

Cuz he loves us all?Tuky06

I'm bringing brownies to Heaven. Not even God can resist a plate of freshly baked brownies. He'll have to let me in.

Oleg_Huzwog

quick question he doesn't have a body how's he going to eat them?I guess Jesus would eat them..

That's for Him to decide.blackngold29

[QUOTE="blackngold29"]That's for Him to decide.Theokhoth

Winner.

[QUOTE="blackngold29"]That's for Him to decide.Theokhoth

Winner.

exactly!

Yes, he does love us.:) Which is exactly why he provided a way for us to be saved - through His son, Jesus Christ, who came to earth two thousand years ago and was crucified on the cross for our sins.
(Romans 10:8-10) - "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; {9} That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. {10} For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
The only way we will be saved is if we repent of our sins and accept Jesus Christ into our hearts.
There is no other way. As the Bible says, "Excepts ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish".Crushmaster

The only way, eh? That raises a dilemma or two.

[QUOTE="Crushmaster"]Yes, he does love us.:) Which is exactly why he provided a way for us to be saved - through His son, Jesus Christ, who came to earth two thousand years ago and was crucified on the cross for our sins.
(Romans 10:8-10) - "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; {9} That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. {10} For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
The only way we will be saved is if we repent of our sins and accept Jesus Christ into our hearts.
There is no other way. As the Bible says, "Excepts ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish".Oleg_Huzwog

The only way, eh? That raises a dilemma or two.

Dilemmas = X

X = number of other religions.

well he shouldn't let me into heaven. luckily, out of love, he sent his son to die for me so i can get a chance into heaven :DSilenthps

I do not know. I could say anything. You know the whole "I am good person" cliche, but I honestly do not know. I would just ask if I could just see my Grandmother, if nothing else.clayron

Heaven is open to all. All who reject it, reject life.

....because I'm jsut that damn cool....

btw...heaven doesn't exist...

Why should it have to be heaven or hell?

Why can't I just hang out on earth for the rest of forever...

....because I'm jsut that damn cool....

btw...heaven doesn't exist...

Omni-Slash

I didn't know you died.:o

[QUOTE="clayron"]I do not know. I could say anything. You know the whole "I am good person" cliche, but I honestly do not know. I would just ask if I could just see my Grandmother, if nothing else.Crushmaster

I am a firm believer in God, and have accepted Christ as my savior. I jsut could not give God a good enough reason to let me in, and I would never BS god.

You can take my good person test at the bottom of my post and find out. Most think they are good. Here's a test to find out?

1. Ever lied? Even a white one? (9th commandment)

2. Ever stolen something? No matter how small? (8th commandment)

3. Ever killed? That includes with your words? (Matt. 5-7) (6th commandment)

4. Ever committed adultery which includes looking at someone with lust? (Matt. 5-7) (7th commandment)

5. Ever taken God's name in vain which means to use it mockingly or as a curse word? (3rd commandment)

6. Ever committed idolatry? Which means to put anything above God. (1st commantment)

That is just 6 of them. There are 4 more to go. If God judges by those commandments, which He will, will you go to heaven or hell? Some might say that, "I'd go to hell but God is love so He'll forgive me." Let me prove that doesn't make sense by this illustration. The bible says God is holy, righteous (perfect), and just. If that is true He can't overlook sin. Think about it this way:

You rob a bank of 3 million dollars and kill 2 people in the process. While standing in front of the judge, the death penalty staring you in the face, you tell the judge you are sorry for your crimes but that he is a loving judge and you know he'll forgive you. He does!!!

Is that truly just? In Vermont a judge let a man go who raped a small child. His response for doing this? Well, he is diseased! I'm just being compassionate. Everyone in the country wanted this guy hrown off the bench. We expect our judges to be just yet we think God should overlook our crimes against Him. Some say, I've done good works? Let's go back to the courtroom,

You rob a bank of 3 million dollars and kill 2 people. While standing in front of the judge, the death penalty staring you in the face, you tell the judge you know you deserve the death penalty but you took 2 million of the money you stole and gave it to a hospital to help kids with cancer. Will the judge let you go? Of course not! Should God forgive you even if you've done good things? Of course not! Especially when the standard is absolute perfection.

The standard is to keep all of God's law (10 commandments) perfectly our whole lives. If we sin even once we go to hell. Since we are all sinners that means we are screwed because none are perfect. That is why we need Christ. He lived a perfect life when we couldn't. He bore our punishment when we couldn't.

Because I don't deserve to suffer for all eternity in hell.SolidSnake35

[QUOTE="Tuky06"]Cuz he loves us all?Crushmaster

I hate when preachers say all of this like it's the one, the only, the absolute and ultimate truth. It's just what a book says, but more importantly, it's what you BELIEVE...

The standard is to keep all of God's law (10 commandments) perfectly our whole lives. If we sin even once we go to hell. Since we are all sinners that means we are screwed because none are perfect. That is why we need Christ. He lived a perfect life when we couldn't. He bore our punishment when we couldn't.

maheo30

one can argue this falls under "sloth" since we're not upholding his laws and are using a copout (read: Jesus) instead.

[QUOTE="maheo30"]

The standard is to keep all of God's law (10 commandments) perfectly our whole lives. If we sin even once we go to hell. Since we are all sinners that means we are screwed because none are perfect. That is why we need Christ. He lived a perfect life when we couldn't. He bore our punishment when we couldn't.

Hewkii

one can argue this falls under "sloth" since we're not upholding his laws and are using a copout (read: Jesus) instead.

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]Because I don't deserve to suffer for all eternity in hell.Crushmaster

No, that's not true. You, I, and everyone else deserve that.
Crushmaster

(Galatians 3:24-26) - "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. {25} But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. {26} For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
We cannot uphold God's laws. If we sinned once, we would then become imperfect. And, as humans, we sin many, many more times than that.
That is why God provided a way - through His Son. We must accept Him into our heart and repent of our sins to be saved.Crushmaster

let's take his previous example, and add on:

You rob a bank of 3 million dollars and kill 2 people. While standing in front of the judge, the death penalty staring you in the face, you tell the judge you know you deserve the death penalty. You bribe the Judge so that he forgives you of your crimes. is this just?

You can take my good person test at the bottom of my post and find out. Most think they are good. Here's a test to find out?

1. Ever lied? Even a white one? (9th commandment)

Yes, I have

2. Ever stolen something? No matter how small? (8th commandment)

Yes, I work in a office and I have taken pens

3. Ever killed? That includes with your words? (Matt. 5-7) (6th commandment)

I have never physically killed. I do not know how to kill with words.

4. Ever committed adultery which includes looking at someone with lust? (Matt. 5-7) (7th commandment)

Yes, not physically. But, I lust.

5. Ever taken God's name in vain which means to use it mockingly or as a curse word? (3rd commandment)

Yes, I have. I do nto like doing it.

6. Ever committed idolatry? Which means to put anything above God. (1st commantment)

I do not know. I have revered things, and wanted things, but never have I worshipped anything as regarded it as highly as God.

That is just 6 of them. There are 4 more to go. If God judges by those commandments, which He will, will you go to heaven or hell? Some might say that, "I'd go to hell but God is love so He'll forgive me." Let me prove that doesn't make sense by this illustration. The bible says God is holy, righteous (perfect), and just. If that is true He can't overlook sin. Think about it this way:

You rob a bank of 3 million dollars and kill 2 people in the process. While standing in front of the judge, the death penalty staring you in the face, you tell the judge you are sorry for your crimes but that he is a loving judge and you know he'll forgive you. He does!!!

Is that truly just? In Vermont a judge let a man go who raped a small child. His response for doing this? Well, he is diseased! I'm just being compassionate. Everyone in the country wanted this guy hrown off the bench. We expect our judges to be just yet we think God should overlook our crimes against Him. Some say, I've done good works? Let's go back to the courtroom,

You rob a bank of 3 million dollars and kill 2 people. While standing in front of the judge, the death penalty staring you in the face, you tell the judge you know you deserve the death penalty but you took 2 million of the money you stole and gave it to a hospital to help kids with cancer. Will the judge let you go? Of course not! Should God forgive you even if you've done good things? Of course not! Especially when the standard is absolute perfection.

The standard is to keep all of God's law (10 commandments) perfectly our whole lives. If we sin even once we go to hell. Since we are all sinners that means we are screwed because none are perfect. That is why we need Christ. He lived a perfect life when we couldn't. He bore our punishment when we couldn't.

maheo30

Why SHOULD I go to heaven? There's hot chicks and booze in Hell.MetroidPrimePwn

Because I opened my heart to a possible delusion of beleiving in a higher power, his holy actions and his underserved death on a perpendicular line wood figure that has a very heavy resemblance to something found in my old homework assignments--that I can't see in trust of him being my very savior someday. Plus, I'd look pretty damn fly with angel wings, talk about a fashion necessity beyond the grave.TecmoGirl

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]Why SHOULD I go to heaven? There's hot chicks and booze in Hell.Crushmaster

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]Why SHOULD I go to heaven? There's hot chicks and booze in Hell.Crushmaster

Assuming, of course, that Revelation is literally true. To my knowledge, there is no reference to Hell in any book in the Bible, Old or New Testament, as a place of fire and brimstone until Revelation. It mentions Purgatory, I believe, but that is simply a sort of holding cell for souls until the final judgement.

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]Why SHOULD I go to heaven? There's hot chicks and booze in Hell.Crushmaster

Damn, dude, can you express any opinions on your own, or do you always rely on the words of others?