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The Apostolic Witness That Salvation Is Found in Christ Alone

Today's question is, going to heaven, how can I guarantee my eternal destination? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective. Then afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end.

Face it, the day we step into eternity may come sooner than we think. In preparation for that moment, we need to know this truth—not everyone is going to heaven. How can we know for sure that we are going to heaven?

Some 2 ,000 years ago, the apostles Peter and John were preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to a large crowd in Jerusalem. Peter made a profound statement that resonates even in our post-modern world, "...salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.".

—Acts 4, verse 12. Now, as then, Acts 4, verse 12 is not politically correct. Today, it's popular to say, everyone is going to heaven or all paths lead to heaven. There are many who think they can have heaven without having Jesus.

They want the glory, but they don't want to be bothered by the cross, much less the one who died there. Many don't want to accept Jesus as the only way of going to heaven and are determined to find another path.

Jesus Christ as the Only Way to Eternal Life

But Jesus warns us that no other path exists and that the consequence for rejecting this truth is an eternity in hell. He told us that, "...whomever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.".

—John 3, verse 36. Faith in Christ is the key to going to heaven. Some will argue that it's extremely narrow-minded of God to provide only one way to heaven. But frankly, in light of mankind's rebellion against God, it's extremely broad-minded for Him to provide us with any way to heaven.

We deserve judgment, but God gives us the way of escape by sending His one and only Son to die for our sins. Whether someone sees this as narrow or broad, it's the truth. The good news is that Jesus died and rose again.

Faith, Repentance, and the New Birth

Those who are going to heaven have received this gospel by faith. Many people today hold to a watered-down gospel that does away with the need for repentance. They want to believe in a loving—that is, a nonjudgmental—God who never mentions sin and who requires no change in their lifestyle.

They may say things like, "...my God would never send a person to hell," but Jesus spoke more about hell than He did about heaven, and He presented Himself as the Savior who offers the only means of going to heaven.

"...I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.". John 14, verse 6. Who will actually enter God's kingdom? How can I guarantee that I'm going to heaven? The Bible makes a clear distinction between those who have eternal life and those who.

Do not.

"...He who has the Son has life. He who does not have the Son of God does not have life.". 1 John 5, verse 12. It all goes back to faith. Those who believe in Christ are made the children of God. John 1, verse 12.

Those who accept Jesus' sacrifice as the payment for their sins and who believe in His resurrection are going to heaven. Those who reject Christ are not. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.

John 3, verse 18. As awesome as heaven will be for those who accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, hell will be that much more awful for those who reject Him. One cannot read the Bible seriously without seeing it over and over again.

The Narrow Gate and the Guaranteed Destination of Believers

The line is drawn. The Bible says there is one and only one way to heaven—Jesus Christ. Follow Jesus' command, enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

But small is the gate, and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 7, verses 13 -14. Faith in Jesus is the one means of going to heaven. Those who have faith are guaranteed to get there.

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