Read: Romans 4:16-25
Have you ever wondered... What you have to do to be admitted into heaven? How you can have a right relationship with God?
As high school students prepare for college, they face four years
of late-night study, rounds of admissions tests, and long-term career
planning. The stress and strain of their preparation and decisions
builds up to a single goal. They anxiously wait, day after day, checking
and rechecking the mail box, looking for just one item: the college
acceptance letter.
But what if they didn't need a letter? What if getting a spot at the most prestigious school in the country simply required signing up? What if degrees were given away as freely as coupons? This would be a student's dream!
Instant admission into heaven, however, isn't just a dream--it is a reality for all who turn to Jesus. Heaven doesn't require a test or a class. Nothing we do can make us good enough for God or heaven. Jesus does it all. He took the test for us and already filled out our paperwork. The one thing he requires is that we believe that he'll uphold his end of the bargain.
I mean that you have been saved by grace through believing. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8)
But what if they didn't need a letter? What if getting a spot at the most prestigious school in the country simply required signing up? What if degrees were given away as freely as coupons? This would be a student's dream!
Instant admission into heaven, however, isn't just a dream--it is a reality for all who turn to Jesus. Heaven doesn't require a test or a class. Nothing we do can make us good enough for God or heaven. Jesus does it all. He took the test for us and already filled out our paperwork. The one thing he requires is that we believe that he'll uphold his end of the bargain.
I mean that you have been saved by grace through believing. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8)
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