HOW GOOD DO WE HAVE TO BE TO GET INTO HEAVEN? And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. — 1 John 5:11-12 (NKJV) The answer may shock you— but the truth is that we will never be good enough to go to Heaven on our own. Why is this? The reason is because God is absolutely pure and holy, and no evil can ever enter His home. Just one sin will keep us away from His presence — and no one can claim to be sinless. We are born in sin (Romans 5:12); we are sinners by nature. The Bible says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” — Romans 3:23 (NIV) God doesn’t take our good deeds and bad deeds and weigh them against each other; if He did, He’d be letting us into Heaven with our sins. God’s standard is nothing less than perfection. We may think we’re good enough—but if so, we are filled with pride, which is a sin. The Bible says, “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” — 1 John 1:8 (NIV) But Jesus preached repentance to receive eternal life in Heaven (Mark 1:15), and it is through His shed blood that our sins are forgiven, covered by His good- ness, and this is why those who believe in Him will be received into Heaven. Suppose you had a barrel of water and it had been filtered and distilled until no impurities remained. If someone asked you to drink it, you wouldn’t hesitate. But suppose someone put a drop of raw sewage in it. Would you drink it? Of course not. The same is true with sin. This is why God sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to earth to redeem us by His love and His sacrifice. Jesus was without sin because He was God in human flesh— but on the cross all our sins were transferred to Him, and He took the judgment we deserve. Don’t trust in yourself and your good works, but turn to Jesus and trust Him alone for your salvation. It is the life-changing decision that will settle once and for all your place in Heaven. Don’t miss what the Lord has in store for those who love Him and are willing to let Him be the Master of their lives. From The Heaven Answer Book by Billy Graham. Click on the link below to get a free download of ten questions and answers about Heaven.
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