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"I am a good person, God will allow me into heaven"
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Acts 13:39 "And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses."
Acts 2:38 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Galatians 2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified."
Galatians 3:11 "But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for,
Galatians 5:4 "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; you are fallen from grace."
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
Faith in the work and identity of Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
Our best works cannot meet God's least standards of perfection.
James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
The law must be completely obeyed in order to deliver salvation and no man can do that except Christ who has done that and received eternal life on behalf of all those who receive Him by faith.
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
Faith in Christ is not just a way, a truth or a life but THE way THE truth and THE life. 'THE' means the absolute and only.
John 3:36 He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.
Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."
Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
The purpose of the law is to show us our need for Jesus by revealing our helpless state of sin.
Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;"
"God will forgive me my sins because I do a lot of good works"
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Acts 13:39 "And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses."
No man's righteous is enough to meet God's standards of true righteousness and therefore merit salvation. God's standard of righteousness is Himself, His righteousness which can only be merited through faith in Christ.
Acts 2:38 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Galatians 2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified."
Galatians 3:11 "But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for,
Galatians 5:4 "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; you are fallen from grace."
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
Faith in the work and person of Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
Our best efforts cannot meet God's least standards of perfection.
James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
The law must be completely obeyed in order to deliver eternal life and no man can do that except Christ who has done that and received eternal life on behalf of all those who receive Him by faith.
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
Faith in Christ is not a way truth or a life but THE way THE truth and THE life. THE means the absolute and only.
John 3:36 He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.
Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."
Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
The objective of the law is to reveal our need for Jesus by revealing our helpless state of sin.
Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;"
"Heaven will be boring, only praise and worship"
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1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
Matthew 13:44 "
The fulfillment in heaven exceeds every other kind of fulfillment
Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
"It is unfair for bad people to go to heaven because because they believe in Jesus"
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1Corinthians 15:21 "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead."
1John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
2Corinthians 8:9 "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be rich."
Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
"Heaven is just figurative and not literal"
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Hebrews 11:10 "For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God."
Hebrews 11:13 "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth."
Hebrews 11:16 "But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he has prepared for them a city."
John 14:2 ,2 "
No man is righteous is enough to meet God's standard of true righteousness and therefore merit salvation. God's standard of righteousness is Himself His righteousness which can only be merited through faith in Christ.