Most
people want to believe there is more than just this life. We all want to
believe there is a better place to go to. We can read about the beauty of
Heaven in Revelation 21:10-22:5. We’ve often heard that heaven is a “prepared place
for a prepared people,” but often we see people who want to do as little as
possible and still get into that beautiful city. Taking into consideration what
many try to do, let’s ask the following questions and look to the scriptures
for answers:
Can I go to Heaven on one
service a week?
Let’s
look at Hebrews 10:25 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as
the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye
see the day approaching.” So, if I am able to attend more than one service but
choose not to, this verse answers the question with a firm NO.
Can I go to Heaven and
love the things of the world?
John
answers this question for us in 1 John 2:15: “Love not the world, neither the
things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father
is not in him.”
Can I go to Heaven and
not work for the Lord?
Listen
to the words of James, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being
alone.” (James 2:17).
Can I go to Heaven and
live any way I choose?
According
to Revelation 2:10 we must live “faithful unto death” if we expect to receive a
crown of life. We must live our lives as instructed in Titus 2:12…” Teaching us that, denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly,
in this present world;”
Can I go to Heaven and
not be obedient to the Lord’s plan of salvation?
The
Bible tells us plainly that we must HEAR the Word (Romans
10:17), BELIEVE the Word (John
8:32), REPENT of our sins (Luke
13:3), CONFESS Christ as Lord (Matthew
10:32), and BE BAPTIZED for the remission of our
sins (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38). It
is only by obedience that we can go to Heaven (Hebrews 5:8-9; 2
Thessalonians 1:7-9).
The answers are simple
and straightforward, but don’t take my word for it-look it up for yourself!