DAILY INSPIRATIONS
Jan. 23rd- Biblical Truth About Going to Heaven
Written by Asst. Ps. Jason Bhandari
Pittsburgh Bhutanese Hosanna Church
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1 Thessalonians 4:13 says, "But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope".
We have hope when we are in Christ. Biblical way of saying the believer died means he/she "asleep". This means he/she will come out of sleep.
Have you ever heard a preacher saying you have to give all tithe to go to heaven? Have you ever heard a preacher saying you have to be faithful in everything to go to heaven? Have you ever heard a preacher saying you have to do righteous work to go to heaven? Have you heard a preacher saying that you have to be clean and holy to go to heaven? Are you afraid that you may not go to heaven?
The Bible says in 1Thessalonians 4:14 that, "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus".
This verse says that there is only one condition to go to heaven. This condition is you must believe that Jesus died and rose again. If you believe that Jesus came to earth, died for you, and on the third day he rose again, then you have a secure seat in heaven. This is only one condition in the Bible. Many of you are thinking, then why does the Bible say that Idolaters, Thieves, Covetous, Drunkards, Revilers, Adulterers shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Colossians 3:3 says, "Our life is hidden with Christ". When God sees us from heaven, He sees us in Christ. He does see us as unclean, adulterous, sinner, but God see us as clean and righteous people through Jesus. We are not clean and righteous because of our work and actions. We are clean and righteous through the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. The price of our sins has been paid by Jesus. But the condition is we have to believe in Christ and accepted him as our lord and savior. We are righteous, that's why we will inherit heaven.
When we go to heaven, we will not be judged based on our wrong doing because Jesus paid the price for our wrongdoings and sins. I am not saying you can keep sinning and still go to heaven. If you spend your earthly time doing evil things then you will cry in heaven because you haven't done any good things and you will not get a reward. What I am saying, why do we waste our time doing the wrong things instead of doing the right thing?
We will judge based on good things that we did? So let us not waste our precious time in the earth doing wrong things? We will not get the punishment for our wrong doing. If you don't get the reward, you cannot come back to earth to earn it. Earth is a place where we can earn reward Bible says, "Giving of One glass of water" will be rewarded. So think about good things you could do. Let us spend our earthly time wisely doing good things.
We have hope when we are in Christ. Biblical way of saying the believer died means he/she "asleep". This means he/she will come out of sleep.
Have you ever heard a preacher saying you have to give all tithe to go to heaven? Have you ever heard a preacher saying you have to be faithful in everything to go to heaven? Have you ever heard a preacher saying you have to do righteous work to go to heaven? Have you heard a preacher saying that you have to be clean and holy to go to heaven? Are you afraid that you may not go to heaven?
The Bible says in 1Thessalonians 4:14 that, "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus".
This verse says that there is only one condition to go to heaven. This condition is you must believe that Jesus died and rose again. If you believe that Jesus came to earth, died for you, and on the third day he rose again, then you have a secure seat in heaven. This is only one condition in the Bible. Many of you are thinking, then why does the Bible say that Idolaters, Thieves, Covetous, Drunkards, Revilers, Adulterers shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Colossians 3:3 says, "Our life is hidden with Christ". When God sees us from heaven, He sees us in Christ. He does see us as unclean, adulterous, sinner, but God see us as clean and righteous people through Jesus. We are not clean and righteous because of our work and actions. We are clean and righteous through the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. The price of our sins has been paid by Jesus. But the condition is we have to believe in Christ and accepted him as our lord and savior. We are righteous, that's why we will inherit heaven.
When we go to heaven, we will not be judged based on our wrong doing because Jesus paid the price for our wrongdoings and sins. I am not saying you can keep sinning and still go to heaven. If you spend your earthly time doing evil things then you will cry in heaven because you haven't done any good things and you will not get a reward. What I am saying, why do we waste our time doing the wrong things instead of doing the right thing?
We will judge based on good things that we did? So let us not waste our precious time in the earth doing wrong things? We will not get the punishment for our wrong doing. If you don't get the reward, you cannot come back to earth to earn it. Earth is a place where we can earn reward Bible says, "Giving of One glass of water" will be rewarded. So think about good things you could do. Let us spend our earthly time wisely doing good things.