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Getting into heaven is easy just follow these
steps which I call the "three R's":
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Realize that you're a sinner that you're not perfect. This should be a "no brainer" but just like the drunk who doesn't think he has a drinking problem,
we so often fool ourselves into believing we're "not that bad". The Bible says
"all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). It also says
"there is no one righteous, not one" (Romans 3:10). You know Billy Graham,
Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi and Mother Teresa? At some point in their lives they
sinned, even if it was just one little white lie, that's all it takes to keep
you out of heaven.
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Repent of your sin make a real commitment to turn 180 degrees around.
You've got to want to leave your old, tired life behind. True repentance means
not looking back, but looking ahead instead. Peter said "repent and be baptized,
every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins"
(Acts 2:38). If you're just buying into Christ like buying fire insurance, it's
not going to work. You've got to stop going down the wrong road and turn around
to have your sins forgiven.
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Receive Jesus as your Lord & Savior give control of your life to Him. The
Bible says: "That if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord' and believe in
your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9).
Believing in Jesus isn't like believing in Santa Claus, we all know Jesus is a
real man who existed. Even the demons believe that! The issue is whether you're
going to continue trying to fly the plane yourself through life, crashing into
this, scraping that, flying through the storms in life alone instead of around
them, running out of gas and eventually doing the "crash & burn" thing OR
whether you're going to let God be your pilot to guide you and keep you flying
straight & level. The scriptures state that "every knee will bow and every
tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord" (Philippians 2:10,11). Everyone will end
up finding out who He is sooner or later. Don't wait till later! To receive Him,
pray to Him right now! Let Him know in your own words that you are a sinner,
that you repent and that you want Him to be Lord of your life. He's waiting...
That's the easy part if you've done that sincerely, then
welcome to the Kingdom of God. You've just received something that no one can
take away from you. Eternal salvation from hell which is separation from God
forever. You've just become a part of the politically incorrect minority.
If that's the easy part, what's the hard part?
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