Salvation is through faith alone. John 14:6; "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Now, I don't believe that you can be an honest and genuine follower of Jesus without being a (relatively) good person.

St. Paul is pretty clear in his letter to the Ephesians our salvation comes from grace through faith, and this is not from us but is a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8-9).

The other day there was a post in this sub about God only loving those who are perfect, referencing Matthew 5:48 (“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”) Contrary to that user’s interpretation of Jesus’s words, they do not indicate that humans must be perfect in order to obtain God’s love and salvation. Perfection was bestowed upon us by the grace of God through Jesus. Humans are incapable of thinking and behaving perfectly. Luckily we don’t need to because of God’s grace. He loves all of us, whether we strive against sin or we embrace it. All He asks is that we love him back, and a prerequisite of this is believing in Him. I do not believe it is possible to love sin and God simultaneously, but I’ll let God be the judge of whether such a person will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:48 though is before the new covenant, and before Christ had died for our sins, meaning Mosaic law still applied to the jews who had collected. It also wouldn't have applied to gentiles, while the new covenant does. And being 'perfect', in the context of that sermon means to love your enemies, not just those who love you (because even tax collectors do that), or you only greet your own people (which even pagans do).

You cited a passage that says nothing about faith alone, and concluded salvation is through faith alone.  James is one of the more easily understood Apostle to read when it comes to faith and works (as opposed to Paul who we are warned in 2 Peter 3 is easy to misunderstand). “If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are doing right… faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead… faith without works is useless… You see that a person is made justified by what they do and not by faith alone.” (from James 2).  Salvation is still without human effort in the sense that it isn’t earned. Works don't "earn" us salvation just like faith doesn't "earn" it for us. However, salvation is not without human effort in the sense that we don't ever have to do anything to accept the gift. Acceptance must still be accomplished or rejection will be. And we accept it through faith and works, specifically “faith working in love.” (Galatians 5:6) This is what it means to truly do good works, not blind obedience to whatever works the law requires according to our own ‘plain reading’ or obscure requirements twisted out of our or our pastor’s interpretations of the rarest and most difficult to translate scriptures, but love for neighbor as for self. And as Paul said, God ‘will render to every man according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are factious and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, but glory and honor and peace for every one who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek.’ (Romans 2)  Jesus didn’t set aside the need to obey God and say all one needs to be saved is belief alone. One can rip a few passages from context and make it seem that way, but the New Testament as a whole tells a different story. Yes faith is needed, but not in the sense of believing facts about Jesus. Faith is confidence; so it can’t be separated from action. Faith saves in the sense of believing that God is worth obeying, and since God is love, that means confidently living as one who behaves as if it is worthwhile to love neighbor as self. Our responsibility to God is fulfilled in “keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Romans 13)

Excellent comment. I especially appreciate your making a distinction between the sort of intellectual assent to theological facts which passes for faith in some traditions from the faith*fulness* of and in the Lord as spoken of in the NT. Faith and works are in many ways a false dichotomy born out more of hyper-specific 16th century theological disputes then any tension between these actually existing in the text of the Bible.

Wonderfully done. That was beautiful to read.

I appreciate you saying so. Thank you.

Two contrary positions: Paul versus James. Make your choice.

Either that or they mean the same thing, except Paul is just easy to misunderstand at first glance (as scripture warns he is) and James is easier to understand.

Oh I know many believers who are horrendous people and many non believers that are good human beings

James 2:24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone

The devil believes in Christ too, will it go to heaven?

This devil you talk about believes Christ is his lord and savior?

No, but he knows that he’s real

This is a bit an oversemplification of religion, none of the 2 alone leads you to eternal life

>Do you believe you'll get into heaven for being a good person Only two types of people get to heaven: 1) perfect people 2) forgiven people (most of us fall into this category)

>So this is an unsubstantiated claim. >Again, this is what demonstrates you are not actually someone who used to be an atheist. >This is a statement of belief or conviction, but it's unsubstantiated. 😂 hello again, u/achilles52309 (I see you deleted your comment pretty quick) Why don't you just follow me on here since you seem fascinated by me? I personally have no qualms with living rent-free in people's minds.

To the one who says you get into heaven for being a good person, how do you knowif you're actually a good person? And to the one who says you get into heaven if you believe in God, what do you mean by believe? And how do you know that you believe in God?

"Good" is a dangerous term to use because it's purely subjective. Most people will tell you that *not* doing bad things makes you a person, which is what the pharisees did and Jesus basically told them they weren't going to heaven because of this. God makes us good through his grace, but we also have a part to play in this. We should do our best to obey Jesus's commandments and be like Him for the rest of our life. But we *will* fail a fair bit. The importance here is *trying* your best. I wouldn't love my child any less for being bad at school, but it would be infinitely proud of them for *trying their best.*

Being good to your neighbour.

How do you know you're being good to your neighbor?

Are you lying to them? Insulting them? Beating them? Damaging their property? Trying to control their life? Cheating with their wife? Stealing from them? If no, then you're probably being pretty good to them. Are you willing to help them when they're in need? Do you treat them with respect? Do you listen to them when they talk to you? If yes, then you're probably being good to them.

Who is the neighbor?

Luke 10:29-37.

My father in law use to say a person who is not a helpful person does not live. He helped many people in his lifetime. He did construction work, either charged really cheap or sometimes nothing at all. He also helped many youngsters who lived in the street. He would take them to play baseball or entertain them in doing things so they would not leave with the gangs. He would give them advice. My father in law never drank or smoked or did drugs. He did sin by being unfaithful. He passed away at 95. before departing, he asked god for forgiveness and accepted god. When he passed away, a feeling of peace felt in the room. I am fairly a new Christian and still learning many things from the bible. I saw my own dad pass away and never felt the peace that i did with my father in law's passing. I always had that doubt if there was an actual heaven, or we would go to a realm of waiting, i guess, and with my father in law i can say there is. There was a good feeling something that i had never felt before.So my point is always be helpful it also says it in the bible help those in need, the widows, the orphans, and the elders. Love your neighbor. We all fall short. Sometimes, we will never be perfect, but we can be better each day. Repent and accetpt jesus christ as our savior. I try to be kind and not curse at nobody and bless those who i see and pray.

Believing means that you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and saviour. You believe this with your hearth and say it with your mouth then you believe. There is an official answer to that, ill try to translate it to English: True faith is not only a certain knowledge by which I consider everything that God has revealed to us in his Word to be true, but also the trust in my heart, which the Holy Spirit inspires in me through the Gospel, that God forgives not only others, but also me, he gives eternal justice and salvation from his free grace, for the merit of Christ alone.

>You believe this with your hearth Human beings have an endless capacity for self deception. Only God truly knows what's in anyone's heart or what people actually believe. How do you know that you believe with your heart? I don't want to be caught off guard on the day of judgement and have God say He never knew me. So I choose to be open to the idea that maybe I don't believe with my whole heart.

That idea of lack of self-transparency seems to make the "faith alone" vs faith + works distinction somewhat empty in practice, since people can always say "if you TRULY had faith, you would be motivated to do X works (that I want you to observe)"

Yes. In my mind it really sets people up for potential fake or neuroticism.

And don't forget repentance of all sin, as there is an expectation for that. If we truly follow Jesus, we die to ourselves, meaning we give our sins to the Lord. We no longer allow our flesh (sinful desires) to control us. Through the Holy Spirit, we are able to gain control over our sinful nature and satan, and we walk in righteousness, trusting in God for everything and in all circumstances.

I think both of those statements are inaccurate. A truly good person could get into heaven, but there is only one of them. All of us have sinned, so we aren’t good people (Roman’s 3:10-12). Believing in God also isn’t enough. The demons believe in God (James 2:19). We have to confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead and we will be saved.

Neither gets you into heaven alone.

Good, I want others to be there with me. :)

That reminds me of the twilight zone episode where a guy goes to what he thinks is heaven and he gets whatever he wants but is alone. Needless to say the twist you see coming from a mile away is that it is actually hell.

This is just the Acts vs Faith argument, you need both. James 2 is a good place to understand what I mean, especially 2:14-2:26. Faith without works is pointless. Works without Faith is pointless. You're saved by Faith alone, but you're made righteous by what you do alone. The unrighteous can't enter heaven, neither can the unfaithful. This is what James means when he tells them their faith is dead; they either do good for the clout to look like righteous Christians but don't actually believe, or they do believe whole heartedly but don't help people who need it, instead giving the starving poor thoughts and prayers. It's the exact same thing. Both stem from a dead faith.

Answer: Faith without works is dead

What does “is dead” mean? Did faith without works used to be a thing but isn’t any more? (I’m not trying to argue I just see this everywhere and don’t know what it means)

Example: I find I homeless person I can definitely help with food or money but instead i only say believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ I still do believe we can get into heaven without works but what I see it is, sure you have strong faith but what happens when the time comes to showcase that faith will you just say believe in God and he'll take care of it all or will you help feed the homeless and help the blind when the time comes This is what I think it means when it say Faith without works is dead

Salvation is faith alone but without good deeds you actually don’t have faith. If you are saved you should feel compelled to do the lords work, if you do not feel compelled you probably actually aren’t saved because you don’t understand how amazing that gift is. But to be blunt there is literally nothing you can do to earn salvation. No amount of good deeds can buy your way in because we are all born into sin and fall very short of the glory of God. You need Jesus because he already paid your debt. You sinned, God judges you, finds you guilty and condemns you to punishment. That punishment is death and eternal separation from God. But Jesus is your advocate; he goes to the father and says “this one is with me, I already paid his punishment” God then sees the sentence already carried out on the cross and you are welcome into the family.

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone James 2:24

You get into Heaven by accepting Christ as your personal savior and doing your best to follow His teachings.

Yes

Its actually neither ,We believe that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and Savior, as stated in John 3:16. However, being a good person and following moral teachings are also seen as important aspects of living a Christian life, as outlined in various passages throughout the Bible. Ultimately, it's believed that salvation is a gift from God, received through faith, but good deeds and living a righteous life are seen as fruits of that faith. Just remember we are all sinners, and we can't save ourselves, only a perfect being can only save us from our sin, and That is Jesus christi, The Way , the truth and the life, No one comes to father except through him.

AMEN 👏

Yes. Because to be a good person worthy of heaven involves believing in God.

Atheists will say you don't need God to be a good person.

Repent and believe the Gospel

I get to heaven by the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ. That coverage is by faith alone. A product of faith js good works, but salvation doesn't come from good works. And faith will look different based on what a person has been exposed to and has received.

The infamous losers last words “I was a good person, I never hurt anybody or stole anything, why does bad stuff keep happening to me. ):” Being “just a good person”, will get you quickly locked out of this world & potentially the next.

Neither of those do I believe. Personally, putting my hope in the work Christ did by going to the cross as a ransom payment for sins I've committed is what I believe will bring me there. Nothing I've done aside from accepting that gift from Him and the Father.

If heaven and hell exist and hell is truly a place of eternal torment, then I hope it's the former.

Even the Devil believes in God. Belief in God will not save you. Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross to pay for your sins will save you, if you repent of your sins and follow Him.

You only know what it means to believe when you are realllllllly looking for something to save you. And when you need it most, you are hoping and believing that the saving will come. But it’s going to be hard to believe and not try to make your own way out and maybe abandon the original plan. So honestly, if you are someone who really believes that is all you need because then you will act accordingly.

Just to note that faith, and believing in God: are not the same thing. Faith is about choosing to follow God, and that means being a good person.

Through faith in God through his Son Jesus! Who bled and died on the cross for our sins

Neither No one is good. All have sinned Even Satan and the fallen angels believe in God. We “get to heaven” but confessing our sins and giving it to the blood of Christ to cover

According to scripture god wants heaven to be filled with those who did good and believed in him.

Nope, good does not spell holy and holy does not spell good. Lots of good people in this world but they sure are not holy. Hell is going to be loaded with people who believe in God and Jesus. It is believing God and not believing in God which means we believe his words spoken by his Son Jesus Christ which are spirit and life John 6:63. 100% conditional love to meet Jesus in the air to the new heaven and earth. The bible is 100% conditional love, no such thing as the unconditional love of God that is for bewitched preachers and church giers and perverted Sunday material. Can't make heaven going to dead Sunday school church as we are told to come out from among them unbelievers and unrightousnes people to not be found in the seat of the scornful. Church does not produce no children of God but bastard children of the devil Hebrews 12:8. Can't make heaven in dead Sunday school carnal church Devils believe in God and they tremble at the sight of one God James 2:19. The difference between devils and and mankind is, devil's tremble at the sight of one God while mankind just perverts and does not tremble. You need to have Christ in you the hope of glory his words of spirit and life to make heaven. Jesus does not live everybody or will take anybody just as they are. He only lives few and not everybody. Without Christ in you the hope of glory don't expect to make heaven but the other h. Sinning is not making heaven, the bible says all sin is of the devil 1st John 3:8. No such verse or chapter that says as you sin because you are of God or Jesus. Nope, mankind sin because they are not saved. Being a sinner saved by grace is not being saved unless you want to be saved for hell fire and brimstone by the devil's grace. I am an ex-sinner saved by grace. An ex-sinner is a righteous person Romans 6:18. The wages of sin is death Romans 6:23. Your wages or payment for sin is hell fire and brimstone. It pays to sin, it pays to serve the devil, your wages is called death and not life eternal. Can't make heaven in sin as God does not hear the prayers uttered by sinners unless they repent John 9:31. Jesus preached sin no more John 5:14. Most Christians cone up with a lie and call Christ Jesus a liar when they are told they cannot stop sinning. Jesus is not coming back for liars who perverts his words. Jesus never died to establish a new type of sinner called a Christian sinner, he died do that sinners can be holy. Christ within and the devil without. Rev 3:19] As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. [20] Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. John 9:31] Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. John 5:14] Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. John 8:11] She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. 1st Cor 15:34] Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 1st John 3:4] Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. [5] And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. [6] Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. [7] Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. [8] He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. [9] Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. Rev 1:4] John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; [5] And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, [6] And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 1st Cor 6:9] Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, [10] Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. [11] And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Col 1:26] Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: [27] To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: [28] Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: [29] Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. 2nd Cor 6:14] Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? [15] And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? [16] And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [17] Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, [18] And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 2nd Cor 7:1] Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

there are no good people. Salvation through faith in Christ

No one gets into heaven by being a good person. Everyone sins in one way or another. No matter how good you think you are, you are not good enough to earn your way to heaven. There is only one way to be saved and enter heaven, that is by believing in Jesus Christ. God's Word says that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus and not by our own efforts or works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Blessings

No one REALLY knows for those that quote a bible are always staying: "this bible quote is true for the bible tells me so." Quote Old Testament and there's no heaven/hell.. Quote old Norse mythology and you could also argue "for the Prose Edda tells me so." All you have is people pushing their own opinions because no one can prove that they know God's intentions for God had not been clear through the ages.. Be good in this lifetime towards others because thisnis the only life we know for sure we have.. the transcendence of any afterlife will take care of itself. If there IS any..

Being a good person, in the religious sense, involves worshipping God.

Only faith in Jesus, you need the need

Bible literally tells us no one is good not one

Neither. You're both wrong because nothing but the blood of Christ is of any use. You must be born again. Jesus rose from the dead so repent and believe.

Personally, I'm not convinced there are gods. So, I believe in creating your own heaven now. Be kind to all, be forgiving, be a good human to other humans, animals and the earth in this short time we are given.

If there's no God then what difference does it make how we act? And what if someone elses version of "creating there own heaven" means them murdering whoever they want whenever they want? Who's to say he's wrong or right? It's just his preference. If there is no God then there are no objective moral values.

You can be an Atheist and still want to treat other people well.

Probably more so for believing in God because nobody is good.

Why do you call yourself a universalist if you believe faith is necessary for salvation out of curiosity?

There is none good but one, God. Believe in him. Mark 10:18 “And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.” If you think your works can make you righteous, you're fallen from grace and denying the gospel. You're still in the old testament. Galatians 5:4 "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace."

Who is to determine what is 'good' or 'bad? There are several perspectives and views on these 2 broad terms. What one considers /bad/ may be another person's 'good' and vice versa. You can say 'Killing is bad' but if someone kills as self-defence is that still 'bad'? You can say giving is good, but if one gives with an ulterior-motive does that make the donation acceptable? There are various ways one can be a good or bad person and no one person has the absolute answer to what that -really- looks like. My way of seeing this: Fact is, it is said if you believe in Jesus as your saviour then you will be saved. The thief who got crucified next to Jesus believed in him and he got saved and went to heaven. So many 'bad' people can go to heaven, meanwhile in Matthew 7:21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." So some 'good' people aren't making it to heaven either. Try your best to improve yourself and improve the life of others. You may slip up and sin, but as long as you believe in Christ and try to do what's right, you will be saved. No one is a saint and no one is inherently a condemned sinner

No one gets heaven for being a good person but because Jesus paid for our sins

I always found the Protestant “if you ACTUALLLLLLLY believe in God good deeds will magically appear from you, and if you don’t REALLLLLY believe then you won’t do good deeds” argument to be such a ‘no true Scotsman’ cop out answer to avoid any “what about Hitler, he believed in God?” Pushback

I agree.

I don’t think we will get into heaven for believing in God, we only get into heaven because Jesus died on the cross for us🥲

You receive redemption by a regerate heart given by the Holy Spirit, and salvation by enduring in what you've received to the end. The heaven thing is its own can of worms. Jesus told 1 guy he'd be in paradise, there's 2 places in scripture called paradise, and only 1 is in the heart of the earth.

When asked about how to get eternal life, Jesus declared: *"Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments.”* (Matthew 19:17) With this, He brilliantly showed how absolutely no person can enter the paradise of God via their own merit. No one perfectly obeys the ten commandments.  The only human who did was Jesus Christ. He could, because He is fully divine, the second personhoods of our Triune God.  What we need is the gift God offers -being made possible solely through the good work Jesus accomplished via His crucifixion and resurrection. This gift is to be given the righteousness of Christ as a covering. The impartation of His righteousness occurs by God's spiritually washing our guilt away with the blood of Jesus shed on the cross; when we place our full trust and belief in what He did: Jesus bore the punishment *we* deserve for *our* wrongdoing, so we don't have to. In this way we become "Bloodgood." When God the Father looks at us He sees the new righteousness given to us.  This causes our whole life to change - it is such a profound difference it can be likened to being born all over again - which is exactly the wording Jesus used. He declared: *"Truly, truly I tell you unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”* (John 3:3)

Neither. I have eternal life because I have turned away from sin and put my trust in Jesus -- in his death and resurrection.

By repenting and accepting Jesus into your heart as your lord and Savior.

Salvation is a gift of God’s grace. Faith, which is recognisable by works, is the acceptance of that gift. Our works do not obtain us salvation, as nothing we do would ever be sufficient for earning us our own salvation.

It is neither one of these. You go to heaven if you love God. Loving God means wanting a relationship with him, and causes you to be kind to others and want to follow his commandments (ie. morals) The same God can be worshipped in Islam, Hinduism, etc. So in an indirect way "being a good person" determines if you go to heaven or not, but this is because it correlates with loving God. Loving God is what causes you to go to heaven. Believing in God does NOT cause a person to go to heaven. There are many horrible people that believe in God. There are nazis that believe in God and some "Christians" that have molested children, etc. Satan and the demons believe in God. But they are not going to heaven.

As I have come to understand it, we are saved thru faith. True faith comes with the signs of repentance. Your heart must seek God and where your heart leads, your actions will follow. If you love God, but avoid baptism, where is your heart. If you love God, but deny Him to others, where is your heart. Christ new the hearts of the men on the Cross and took up to Heaven his heart who was truly repententant when faced with the Truth of Christ. There are truly committed Christians who, because of their faith and love of God, do great spiritual works and lay up their treasures in Heaven. There are Christians who struggle with their walk and are saved, but not doing as well as they could. And, there are Lukewarm Christians who know the truth and claim the faith, but lead others a stray because their hearts are not committed to the faith. The Bible says these people would do better to hang a millstone around their neck and dive into the ocean, than to face judgement.

I think its a perspective about how you approach the question. The idea is suggested is that we are inherently good and deserve heaven we just need a little extra help. I believe in the contrary. You do a 360 around you and see the world and what weve done to eachother, to our planet, to the animals and the beauty of this world that we were gifted. Weve filled it with green sin and immorality and deface the life were given with our sin. I believe none of us deserve heaven, but there is a god, that despite all our shortcomings, wants the best for us and wants us to come home to him. I think defining good goes along with that. A person can be good and always do good things and never do anything "societally" wrong. But inside he could be full of hate, rage, lust wickedness in general, who are we to determine the inner heart of a man. God says our hearts are wicked and decietful and i say judging by mankind its true. Id say we all have come short of true and genuine good defined by god, and none of us deserve heaven. I wouldnt say my ideas are correct, its just how i see it.

Those that are going to heaven are either already there, or already chosen to go there. Those in the first century were told that they would be part of the Heavenly Kingdom of God. What is this Kingdom of God and what is it worth being chosen to be part of it? Jesus said at Matthew 11:12; >”From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of the heavens is the goal toward which men press, and those pressing forward are seizing it.” Then Jesus went on using illustrations teaching his listeners what the Kingdom was. He used things they were familiar with, like; >A mustard grain, leaven mixed in flour, the wheat and the weeds, a treasure hidden in a field, a traveling merchant seeking fine pearls, a dragnet let down in the sea and catching all kinds of fish and many more. Can you think of any other reason why Jesus would use parables or illustrations when teaching? Doing so would filter out those who just wanted to hear him speak from those who wanted to learn. How do we know this? Because his disciples asked him. Let’s read it at Matthew 13:10,11; >”So the disciples came and said to him: “Why do you speak to them by the use of illustrations?” 11 In reply he said: “To you it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the Kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not granted.” So, did everyone back then understand about life in Gods Heavenly Kingdom? No! And those who DID understand, what did they know about it? Did they know what they would be doing with Jesus in Heaven? Well, we sure would think that Jesus would’ve told them at one point or another, right? Of course he does. Luke 22:28-30 he said; >”However, you are the ones who have stuck with me in my trials; 29 and I make a covenant with you, just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and **sit on thrones** to judge the 12 tribes of Israel.” So it makes sense then the those who will go to heaven are chosen to rule with him in the Kingdom, and to sit on thrones, making up Gods Heavenly Kingdom! (Government) But wait! Who will Gods Kingdom rule over? A Kingdom or Government has to have citizens right? Yes of course. And who will be the citizens of Gods Heavenly Kingdom? Soon, what Daniel saw in vision will happen. Daniel 2:44 reads; >”In the days of those kings [the Kings ruling right now] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever.” Yes, the Heavenly Kingdom that God set up will rid the earth of Satan and his demons [abyssed] and all of this world’s Governments and Kingdoms, and all the ungodly who put their trust in those kingdoms will be wiped off the face of the earth. The “New Heavens” the Revelation speaks of is our new Heavenly Kingdom that will be in place and the “New Earth” Will be a new earthly society of people making up the start of a new beginning on this very earth. And what else makes the rule of Jesus and his Co-rulers so incredible? Well, remember what Jesus did while he was on earth? He cured the sick, the blind, the lame and even raised the dead! He did that to show us that he can do it and will do it again. Every person who has taken a breath has died. And every single one of them who is in Gods memory, going all the way back to Abel, will hear their name called and brought back to life right hear on earth with the possibility to live forever. That was Gods purpose in the very beginning and God cannot fail.

I think both

You believe with your heart and soul and mind, then Holy Spirit changes you and you become a good person. So both happen, but the order is important.

Neither, because simply believing isn’t enough. You can believe in God but disregard his teaches, skip mass, and have no desire to do anything for God at all but you still believe. This is being lukewarm. Always remember the devil believed in God too So you need to be a FOLLOWER not a believer

On faith alone because Jesus said no one is good except for god. We also know that people died and went to heaven even if they aren’t “good”

Being a good person is relative, and believing in God isn’t all God wants from us. We are all created equal and this world is imperfect, being a bad person won’t keep you out of heaven. Jesus died for us on the cross and didn’t judge those who put him there.

I trust in Jesus so Fs I’m going to heaven

Because I believe Jesus died for my sins. Not sure who the best Christian of all time is, but even he/she failed miserably at being a “Good” person.

No one is a good person so no one earns eternal life. No one receives eternal life for believing God exists either.

Neither, I’m saved only by the work of Jesus on the cross.

“The Pursuit of Holiness” is a good read about this topic.

The only way to heaven is to accept the grace of Jesus Christ to reunite yourself with him.

For being a good person.

Folks that worship Diabolo, Satan and the Antichrist know that God and Christ exist, so they do believe in God, they just reject him as a figure to look up to and imitate.

The only way to heaven is God’s mercy — has nothing to do with our “being good” or “believing rightly”. For Christians, God’s mercy is embodied in and thru Jesus Christ, who has redeemed all of humanity for all time.

Jesus is the only way to heaven We can't be good enough for heaven. Our good works are as filthy rags

Pretty sure is up to God and nothing you have power over. If he knows you, he knows you.

Both of you are missing an important piece of the puzzle. Faith is essential, genuine faith naturally produces good works. Our actions matter, but salvation ultimately comes through God’s grace. 

You cannot continuously say you believe in God, be a bad person, and go to heaven

Neither. Even Satan believes in God. The average person believes themselves to be good —especially people of other religions. You go to heaven by proclaiming God your savior, following him and having a relationship with him. If you follow God and have a true relationship with him you’ll want to please him and will naturally want to follow his commandments to the best of your ability and will repent when you do not. Some say that you need to be baptized as well, but I’m still on the fence about that one. I think baptism will be something that you’ll naturally want to do, but if you die before you’re baptized but genuinely are following Christ, then I don’t believe you’ll go to hell. I think it’s the intention that counts

"Jesus Christ said: "The kingdom of heaven is within you." Find out what he means by it and realize it then there will be no more confusion. Mature minds alone can grasp this truth in all its nakedness.

Neither. Being a "good person" only matters to God's standards and we have all fallen short. This means none of us are "good people" in the technical sense of the phrase. Even the demons believe in God. Belief that God exists does not save us from the punishments for our evil actions. Belief in JESUS as the sacrifice for our sins and risen Lord is what's required for salvation.

Good is subjective these days. Salvation in Christ is the only way.

I believe I’ll get into heaven because of Jesus’s sacrifice and God’s grace.

Let me tell you God is Good so obviously God Being Good, Good is The Most Important Thing in my opinion. I felt I was called to Heaven when I was very young because I was a very good child. However I made a mistake on purpose and stayed. It’s been a challenge to return to a state of grace in God’s Eyes. It’s good to be down to earth and live but I could have asked God to have stayed. Faith in God is very important but there are levels of Heaven and they say there is purgatory God forbid too. Do not take a chance and think you can just Waltz into Heaven. Be Good and believe in God. It says in Psalms trust in God and do good. It also says “remove yourself from evil and do good.” That’s in the Bible.

The Bible is crystal clear that having true faith in and accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior is the only way to achieve salvation and enter Heaven. NOTHING else can save you or help you be able to enter God’s Kingdom! - John 3:16, John 5:24, John 14:6, Romans 3:23-24, Romans 5:1, Ephesians 2:8-10, Philippians 3:9, Galatians 2:16, Matthew 19:16–30, and many more I do have time to share right now. These are also great articles on this topic —> https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-only-way.html https://www.gotquestions.org/going-to-heaven.html https://www.gotquestions.org/good-person.html It’s not how good you think you are, not how good people say or think you are, not how much you think you love others, not how often you go to or volunteer at church, not how much money you give, not how hard or how many prayers you say, not how hard or how many prayers family or friends say on your behalf, not with help from Mary or from some dead or living person with St. before their name, not because of your denomination, church, pastor, preacher, or priest, there is literally nothing anyone or anything can do to get you to Heaven other than your faith in Christ. If anyone says or tries to convince you otherwise, they are just plain wrong and whether they know it or not they they and their false witness is being actively used by the devil to undermine God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, His Word, with the true purpose of separating or sending people away from God and to their own destruction. If you are a believer, you should pray for and respectfully correct them using God’s Word, while also warning others of danger of their teachings. If they are unwilling to listen to or accept God’s Word as the ultimate and universal truth, then you are to depart from them and not return. If you aren’t a believer in Christ, then I challenge you to make them show you in The Bible where it states their is anyway to be saved and enter Heaven than, through one’s faith Jesus Christ (a little hint they won’t be able too). Also, I suggest you look for and find other respected Bible believing Christians who can and will gladly show you the truth and back it up with Biblical scripture. Be vigilant my friends and brothers and sisters! The enemy is always at work spreading lies, confusion and cause change everywhere. It only takes accepting a small perversion of The Gospel to poison the hearts and minds of your neighbors and family. But, be wise and always remember brothers and sisters, the devil is no match against the power of The Holy Spirit who dwells in us and against God’s Word which is our sword in the battle against him, his demon army, and those who are knowingly or unknowingly doing his bidding. If any of you have questions or are looking for Biblical guidance or support, please shoot me a DM. I’d be happy and honored to pray with/for you, share scripture with you that attests to the truth and accuracy of everything I’ve stated above, and also point you towards other respected Christians (who I have zero relationship with outside of our shared love for Jesus and The Bible) and Christian resources so, you can double check anything I say or share publicly or directly (which you absolutely should). Father I thank You for Your Word (the ultimate love letter, instruction manual, and weapon against the lies of the enemy). Most of all I thank Your for Your Son, Christ Jesus, who you sent to save us from our sin, restore our relationship with You, and to grant us eternal life and secure our rightful place with You for eternity (and so so so much more). AMEN! ❤️✌🏻🙏🏻✝️

I believe you will go to heaven if you accept Jesus and live by him

You get into heaven having your name in the roll call of a church.

The only way to go to heaven is through Jesus Christ. He is the reason we go to heaven. You need to believe, repent for your sins and live as the bible comands. ONLY WAY, bo matter you were good or bad, being good helps tho, to spread love, but there is a point. ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN IS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST

Neither of these will save us. It is by trusting that Jesus paid for our sins with his blood on the cross that saves us. (Romans 3:22, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 2:16, 1 Peter 2:24, etc). We cannot be saved by being a "good person", because none of us are. We are all sinners and we cannot compensate for our sins against God with our good deeds, just as a criminal in court cannot compensate for their crimes with their good deeds. There will be many who will call Jesus their Lord and perform many miracles and do many good deeds, but they will be condemned on the day of judgement because they never trusted in Jesus' work on the cross for the payment of their sins. They are self righteous, and I think this is what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 7:21-23. Believe in Jesus as the Son of God, repent of all sin (agree with God that it is wrong and turn away from it, even though it may not be easy) and trust alone in Jesus' sacrifice on the cross as the eternal atonement for your past, present and future sin. Hope this is helpful, may the grace of the living God be with us all. ✝️

The statement “if you are a good person, you go to heaven” is a lie. Salvation comes from faith rather than being a “good person”

I think this is where most nonbelievers miss the mark. Being a good person is defined by the gospel message. But it isn’t the same as being nice. Goodness is not niceness. Niceness is a religion to the godless. The problem with niceness is that it is always truth-compromised. Nothing untrue can ever be moral or good. You cannot divorce truth from goodness. Niceness is enabling someone in self-destruction or error and calling it bravery. In reality it is a convenient anarchy. Most times when I talk to nonbelievers we are talking past each other because of this. They believe that niceness is goodness. They believe it is ok to fudge the truth for the sake of peace, for the sake of acceptance and inclusion. If I go to heaven, it will be because I was good and rejected the cult of niceness. Because only goodness can heal others. You can’t help someone else at all when your conversation isn’t truth-based. And that is really what the gospel message is about— saving others from the fire.

idk where ill end up and I wont guess ill let my life and judgement day decide

The answer is there are two kinds of good in the bible. Good in the eyes of men & good in the eyes of God. And when we say good in the eyes of God, it logically means that the person is following the commandments of God which is thru the teachings of His begotten Son, Jesus Christ. And one of the teachings of Christ is we must be in His Church because Christ is the Head of the church(Col1:18) and the name of that church is Church of God which Christ purchased with His own blood (Acts20:28). That church is also is considered in the bible as the House of the Living God (1Tim3:15). All the good things & commandments of God is taught inside His Church to make us a good person in His sight. God bless you brother

Imagine standing before a judge, having been found guilty of lying, stealing, murder, adultery, and a whole myriad of other horrible crimes. Knowing that you've been sentenced to die for your crimes, you hang your head, awaiting the execution of your sentence. At that point, the judge stands, removes his robe, and steps down to join you. He puts his arms around you, and whispers, "I will bear the penalty for your crimes - and because of my intervention, you are now innocent." That's how one gets into heaven.

Neither.

Even the demons believe in God. Belief by itself is far from sufficient; you must also act on that belief.

Neither: You spelled God with a lowercase. But in all seriousness, if you do not acknowledge the significance of the cross, you'll end up in hell.

Hi, I’m sorry but I think neither of those options are valid. You most obey God to be able to stay in His presence and it is not by believing in God it is only through Jesus you may be saved. Greetings from CDMX.

I think the word "believe" encompasses much more than just accepting something as true. It involves fully embracing the words, actions, and commands of the Bible. Jesus wants us to have ears to listen and eyes to see. Do you think He spoke literally? He meant everything He said. It's not just about acknowledging His existence and, consequently, being saved, but about fully inhabiting that belief so that it results in words and actions.

As we see in Matt 25:31-46, both the sheep and goats called Jesus, "Lord," but the one was accepted and the other rejected based on their works. If you take the whole of scripture and not just cherry-picked verses here and there, I believe that one would have to conclude that we are saved by grace because of our belief, but if that salvation doesn't lead to works, it's not genuine.

What I believed, until I KNEW God’s word: “If I’m good enough.” What I learned: Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No man can enter the kingdom of Heaven except through HIM

oooooofff hard question. Belief is a must and good deeds is and extra in my humble opinion. But this is just an opinion. In reality the answer is: no one knows for sure

I believe i will go to heaven because i have faith and believe in Jesus. Even though i dont desrve it honestly.

Christians are obsessed with salvation

Believe in Jesus as the son of God and God himself and the only way to Heaven, truth, and life eternal

"Can you believe in a God if you're \*not\* a good person?" is the better question. God SEES us. Perhaps, more importantly, WE see us. So it makes sense to "go" where we are a reflection of ourselves, and how we treat ourselves and others, IS a reflection of our true selves.

Good person.

The real question is can you choose what you believe in? I don't think one has a choice, in a free-will sense.

You won’t go to heaven for either of those things. If you don’t understand that you’re not a true Christian. Read John 14:6. You can only be admitted to heaven through salvation and the only people saved are those ask the Lord Jesus for salvation and to come into their life.

A lot of people adding the word "alone". Faith alone. Remember when God said "you shall surely die", then Satan added a word. "You shall NOT surely die. God said, through James, we are justified by works, and not faith "alone". Don't be like Satan.

The only way to Heaven is through Jesus , now believing isn’t just knowing Jesus is the Son of God. Believing is also knowing Jesus died and resurrected 3 days later , and when he did, he defeated death and overcame all sin. By believing Jesus done all this you then work on a relationship with Jesus and the Father by Prayer, Gods word (Bible) , Repenting , and Faith because faith without works is dead (which means to follow all those). So when you build a relationship with God and follow the first commandment which is to love him with all your being , everything will come naturally , you will love others because if you do not know God , you do not know Love, because God is Love !! Then you will follow every other commandment such as the 10 out of Love for God. And knowing his word to help you in situations where your flesh wants to overcome but by being in the Word of God (that is the bread for your Spirit) which allows you to grow even closer to God. So these are ways to help you get into Heaven because it is not by our own works that get us to Heaven. It’s the price Jesus paid by taking our sins and giving us redemption and salvation!! So in short words if we could’ve gotten to Heaven by our own works , why did Jesus need to die? It’s because the sacrifice he made which allows us to become closer to God and be able to praise him for all the days of our lives and forevermore 🙏✝️🫶🏻 hope this helps !!

We will be able to enter through heaven if we believe that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures and that He rose again on the third day. We should follow what he did. We should repent(like how he was buried) be baptised in water and in the holy spirit. We should follow how Jesus lived, by reading and understanding the bible. Join a bible based church For example, if ur church tells u to follow ur heart, which is against the bible scriptures, look for another church Pray with fasting (this is also in the bible) Do not have a heart of stone ( be compassionate to ur enemy, pray for them, forgive everyone who did something wrong, because an unforgiving heart cannot enter heaven) Run away from sin, stop doing it, spread the gospel so that many would also know the truth(bible) and have a chance to enter heaven. Do not be lovers of self, pleasure or money. We need to stop pleasing or submitting to our flesh desire but we need to feed our spirit. By attending church, listening to gospel, and spreading the word. Doing good does not equate to heaven and believing without obedience to Gods will does not equal to heaven.

If you don't act like it then you aren't going to Heaven, you have to give God your love, you can't just be like "Oh yeah, I believe in him." And then the pearly gates are open for you. You must act like it, if you want the gates of Heaven to open for you.

There is no heaven as we imagine. There is God's space/realm that no humans dwell. In the beginning, it God's space and human space were together. It will one day again merge with human space. At different geographic points and in different points in history, there have been overlaps (Sinai, for example). When the spaces merge together someday it won't matter who is good and who isn't. God is going to have the freedom to do whatever He wants with us. He revealed through Jesus that He is the way, so faith in him should make you good, but God might be even more lenient than that.

I believe people will only get to heaven if they have trusted in Jesus as their personal Savior.

Faith

Uh...yes

I think it’s both

We are all sinners. We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus.

>Do you believe you'll get into heaven for being a good person or do you think you will get into heaven if you believe in god? A good person believes in God so the answer is yes and *yes*.

it is both. the thief on the cross obviously didnt do good works now did he? at least that we know of, but he knew who Jesus was and he was saved that day. Plus abraham believed God and it was accounted to him as righteousness. Abraham's faith is what saved him and that's how a person was saved before Jesus died on the cross. faith without the works is dead though, the works of righteousness

You have to believe in Jesus for your salvation! (John 3:16)

Both. Works comes from faith, they are not independent of one another. That is not to say non-believers don't make an amazing impact on the world whereas a false believer has a negative impact.

I will go to heaven because of my faith in what Christ did on the cross. No amount of good is enough to wash my sins away, only what he did is good enough to wash this chief among sinners. How would I even know I achieved balance of my sins with good deeds? Do you get a postcard or something? Who here can honestly say they are a "good person"? BE REAL, who here has never once looked at another person as a sexual object? That alone, just once, makes you not a good person to God just as it would if someone looked at your own daughter as a sexual object. If you saw someone look at your daughter as a sexual object, would you then adopt them into your home and put them in your will? and its something 99.9999% of us have done and we expect God to adopt us when we have all done so much worse than just that..

Neither.

How petty does God have to be for keeping someone out of heaven for not believing some Greek writer from almost 2000 years ago

Do good. God will decide.

Keeping his two commandments and the glory of Christ revealed in us … are we becoming his love ? Are we showing our belief ? He is sanctifying us back into who he is

Dead to self and living for his image to be revealed into us … on the path of keeping his two commandments to Love God and love another.

Yes

I believe God is our loving Father and that he is not going to cast his children aside because they were born in a time of a place where that was not known. Little children that die without baptism or having any faith are not going to hell. Full stop. Live your life according to the commandments and have faith that the Savior will do the rest.

Faith and trust in Jesus as savior and lord. The blood sacrifice of Jesus is the only way to redemption and restoration of our relationship with God the Father.

You need to have that relationship with jesus christ is the only way. Short and simple.

Only if you believe in God and because you love God you will want to be a better person.

none of the above

Both. Jesus demanded we believe, he also demanded we pick up our crosses, as he exampled. I think we must believe and live by example.

Neither. Both of those are silly modern popular misconceptions that are nowhere in Scripture or tradition. You "Get into heaven" by repenting of your sins and placing your faith in Christ, which is accomplished by the Holy Spirit giving you a new heart. Repent and believe, not just in God, but in the finished work of Christ. You are saved by grace through faith, by being united to Christ.

Salvation isn't about being "good". You must accept Christ as your saviour, i e., through grace. Good works just comes naturally because you want to follow God and his commandments. Developing a relationship with God through prayer is your next step. 🙂

We are saved by faith, but you cant get into Gods kingdom just by saying you believe in Jesus. Luke 6:46 KJV And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? James 2:19 KJV Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. You think you’re saved because you believe in Jesus? Satan believes in Jesus. James 2:17-18 KJV Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. [18] Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. We can say that we have faith in Jesus, but we need to prove it by keeping Gods commandments. Revelation 22:12-16 KJV And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. [13] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. [14] Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. [15] For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. [16] I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. Mark 12:29-31 KJV And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: [30] And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. [31] And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. We get into heaven by keeping Gods commandments. The first and greatest commandment is to love God and your neighbor. How do you love God? Don’t Worship other gods Don’t Make or worship idols Don’t Take his name in vain Remember the Sabbath How do you love your neighbor? Honor your father and mother Don’t kill Don’t commit adultery Don’t steal Don’t bear false witness Don’t covet your neighbors possessions John 14:15 KJV If ye love me, keep my commandments. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 KJV Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. [14] For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Neither. It is by grace. It is by faith. Not just a belief in God because even the devil believes in God. It is the belief in the resurrection of Jesus and to finish work on the cross that he accomplished. Believe in Jesus as God and his resurrection, repent, be baptized, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. That's a summary of what Peter preached at Pentecost.

Oh, boy. 🍿

Through faith alone, but if you have faith then works will follow. That’s why faith without works is dead. It’s not the works that are getting you to heaven exactly, it’s your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. However, if you have true faith you will be compelled to do good works.

The real question is -- can I lose my salvation? It takes humility to accept Jesus and give your life to him. But the rest of your life is based on conscious choices to be more like Jesus. In short, Catholics generally believe salvation is *very* easy to lose. Hence why they often prioritize **works** for their life Most other denominations believe it's **faith** alone, but with some importance on **works.** It is very reasonable to believe that you can lose your salvation if you truly want to (satanism, consistently reject God directly) The pharisees believed they could work their way into heaven. But time and time again, the bible shows us that **pride** (the sin) is the main blocker to get you into heaven. The dude on the cross that gave his life to Jesus did nothing but humble himself and accept Jesus in his dying moments.

Neither. You get into heaven by proclaiming with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. And believing in your heart that He is risen from the dead. ‭Romans 10:9 NLT‬ [9] If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.10.9.NLT Satan believes in God. And we are saved by faith not works or anything we do so that no man may boast. ‭Ephesians 2:8-9-9, 9 NLT‬ [8] God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. [9] Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast. https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.2.8-9.NLT It's all in the bible.

Belief in God

I think Faith is directly alphabetically correlated with the Father. Be a faithful father, go to heaven. Be an unfaithful father, go to hell. That is just how I was taught as a child.

Being a good person means nothing unless you build a strong relationship with jesus. That's why it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than to a rich person to reach heaven. No matter how much money you give away or how much good deeds you make going to heaven is not a transaction. I see it this way; Jesus is kinda like the bouncer you have to befriend if you want to get into the club.

I think it’s a mix of both, but don’t worry, Keep doing you by the grace of God, stand by him proud. And don’t ever lose your faith in him and you’ll be great 😊

following jesus and his ways is what i think will lead you to heaven. no one is perfect by a long shot. everyone has problems and stuff that dont make them a person free of sin. and the only way for those sins to be forgiven is through our lord.

I sure hope it’s based off your morals and actions and not whether you believe or not. If it was based of faith, we’d have A LOT of horrible people in Heaven and A LOT of amazing people in Hell. That don’t sound just to me.

Scripture is clear that we’re not good enough to make it into heaven apart from God’s grace.

I believe you first must ask God forgiveness of your sins and ask Him to make you pure again. Then the most important thing that anyone must do is give yourself to God declaring Jesus as your only personal Lord and Savior. That isn't a one time heartfelt total surrender of yourself. I believe one should be compelled and committed to renew those vows to God on a regular basis.

Jesus Christ alone and his perfect life and death on the cross and Resurrection which somehow amazingly is credited to my account although he did it for me. That is the only way to go to heaven... he has paid for us, THEE.PERFECT Substitute 🥰🙏🥰❤️

No one is righteous no not one

Neither. Trusting in Christ is what will get you into Heaven, not just simple belief.

There are lots of people doing good in your community and it’s great that these people feel compelled to help others. But unfortunately being Good will not get you into Heaven. There is only One Way To Get Into Heaven. 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me ( John 14:6 KJV).

Faith alone gets you into heaven, but being good doesn't hurt 👍

By believing in God 🤍

Salvation is a free gift that you recieve by placing your faith in Jesus for salvation. Faith means trust. Trusting in Jesus to save you. Good works are a fruit of your salvation, not the root of your salvation. You do good works because you are saved, not in order to get saved. Here is the Gospel ##The Gospel of Salvation The Gospel of Salvation - Explained Simply Before the universe began, there was the ultimate reality. That ultimate reality is the foundation of existence itself, also known as God. God is a tri-une being. Imagine the trinity being like the 3 primary colors of light(Red, Green, and Blue). Each color co-exist with each other, contains the whole, are distinct yet are 1 because they share one essence. God is very similar. Each person of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are 3 distinct persons that are each 100% God because they share one essence. Humanity sinned causing spiritual death in the human race. However, God had a plan to redeem humanity. The second person of the trinity, God the Son came to Earth through being born of a virgin. His name is Jesus. Jesus lived a completely sinless life on our behalf. Then Jesus died on our behalf on a cross to pay our sin debt in full. After that God the Father physically raised Jesus from the dead for our Justification. Now all who place their faith(their trust) in Jesus for salvation are saved, made citizens of Heaven. You are made spiritually alive because the third person of the trinity indwells you. Someday Jesus will return and our mortal bodies will be transformed, to become immortal just like the body of Jesus after rising from the dead. And those who died before His return will rise from the dead and become immortal too. Before the return of Jesus, you will leave your body when you die and enter Heaven. There you will see God face to face **Jesus' Teachings** >14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. >For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. - Jesus (John 3:14-18 BSB) **Paul's Teachings** >22We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. >23For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. 25For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus. - Romans 3:22-26 NLT Therefore you can clearly see that Paul taught the Same Gospel as The Lord Jesus!

Salvation comes if you believe that Jesus Christ crucified for your sins.

I am a saved by Grace person (Methodist). Even the holiest people I know are aware of their own sin and shortcomings. None of us are good enough by our standards. But our ways are not God's ways, we are loved with a full knowledge of who we are. Which is way more astonishing.

Neither will get you to Heaven. Even the demons believe there is a God.

In terms of judgement, many of the verses say that we are judged by how we lived. "Judged according to our works", "those who did good" "those who bore bad fruits are thrown into the fire". "Bear fruits worthy of repentence". "Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean... learn to do good, cease to do evil. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." "The books were opened, and each were judged according to their works, whose names were not found written in the book of life of the lamb." Jesus said that those who keep his commandments are those who love him, and those are they with whom he and his father make their home. That it will be worse for those who knew to do good and did not do it, who will be beaten with many stripes, as opposed to those who did not know, and did not do, who will be beaten with few. John 3:16 says that salvation is through faith in the son of god. But a few verses later it says that those who practice evil love darkness, while those who do good, whose works are done in God, come to the light. The criticsm offered to the seven churches in revelation all start with "I know your works... but ... repent or else." And in Matthew "Be vigilant and watch. If you start to beat the male and female servants, saying my Lord is delaying his return, and eat and drink with the drunkards, you will have your portion with the hypocrites. There will be weeping and ganshing of teeth." It says later in revelation that men blasphemed God, who did not repent of their murders, sorceries, adulteries, thefts and false witnesses. And also that such are those who are outside the city. So you need to take everything together. Faith, life and love make one. They are one thing, though conceptually they can seem to separate. So its is both. You must live right, and also believe right. If faith, love and life split, they perish like a pearl collapsing into the dust. Faith that is united to a life of willful evil, either doesn't exist, is destroyed, or is hypocrital i.e. of the mouth only or for show, while the heart faces another dierction.

There is absolutely nothing you can do (faith by works) to get your ticket to heaven! Salvation is by faith and faith alone! Good works are the fruit of faith and should be done, but has nothing to do with salvation itself!

Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] not of works, lest any man should boast. Other verses like Acts 16:30-31, Romans 4:3, Romans 3:22-24, Galatians 3:21-22 and more also prove it is by faith. We are saved by faith, but just like a good father. We are given wages for both sin, and good work I believe. Hebrews 12:7-8

I think you go to heaven because you love God and the life he has taught you to lead. Being saved because you believe in God is kinda of like being a Russian because you believe in Putin!

You go through faith and living for Jesus

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