The Way to Heaven is simple.  God has given His plan in the Bible so that every person who trusts Christ as Savior can go to Heaven.

1.  You must realize your condition.

Romans 3:10  "For there is none righteous, no, not one."

Romans 3:23  "For all have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God."

Isaiah 64:6  "But we are all as an unclean thing, an all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags."

2.  You must recognize your need of Christ.

Isaiah 53:6  "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."

Ephesians 2:8,9  "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast."

John 14:6  "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

3.  You must receive Christ as your personal Savior.

You must believe, or have faith in, what God has said.  You must believe that Jesus Christ is God, that He came to earth and lived a perfect life, died for your sins, and rose from the dead.  You must believe that you cannot earn your way to Heaven and, in fact, are already on your way to Hell because of your sins. 

John 3:16  "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 

John 1:12  "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name."

Acts 16:31  "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved..."

Luke 13:3  "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."

Romans 6:23  "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Romans 10:13  "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

4.  Now is the Time

Salvation is a free gift, but a gift must be received.  You need to ask the Lord Jesus to save you.  In John 3, Jesus calls salvation being "born again."  Just as your physical birth, your spiritual birth (being born again) takes place at a moment in time - the moment you ask Christ to save you. 

Isaiah 55:6  "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near."

II Corinthians 6:2  "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation."

If you would like to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior, here is a simple sample prayer.

"Lord Jesus, I realize that I am a sinner and deserve to go to Hell because of my sin.  I realize that I cannot save myself, but you loved me so much that you sent Jesus Christ to die for me and to rise again from the dead.  Right now I want to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Savior.  Thank you for saving me."

If this has been a help to you, or you have questions regarding how to get to Heaven, please contact us. 

Date this page last updated:  Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:20 AM