Grace |
Heaven
is a free gift |
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"The
gift of God is eternal life" (Romans 6:23) |
Heaven
is not earned or deserved |
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"For
it is by grace we are saved, through faith, not of ourselves,
it is a gift of God, not of works lest any man boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9) |
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Man |
| Man
is a sinner |
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"For
all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23) |
Man
cannot save himself |
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"Be
ye perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect" (Matthew
5:48) |
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God |
God
is merciful and does not want to punish us |
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"God
is Love" (John 4:8) |
God
is just, therefore must punish sin |
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"For
He will by no means clear the guilty" (Exodus 34:7) |
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Christ |
Christ
is the infinite God-Man |
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"In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God, and the Word became flesh and dwelt
among us" (John 1:1,14) |
Christ
died on the cross and rose from the dead to pay the penalty
for our sins and to purchase a place in heaven for us |
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"We
all, like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned
to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity
of us all." (Isaiah 53:6) |
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Faith
(key to heaven) |
Faith
is not head knowledge or temporary |
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"You
believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also
believe, and shudder." (James 2:19) |
True
saving faith is trusting in Jesus Christ alone, for eternal
life |
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"...Believe
in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved..." (Acts
16:31) |
