THINKING POINT #2:

The only thing God has against you or me is our sin. We cannot go to Heaven with our sin. The Bible says very clearly: “Your iniquities (sins) have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you…” Isaiah 59:2  “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 Have you ever faced this reality? Without facing this reality, you cannot have a relationship with God.

THINKING POINT #3:

People try to build their own bridge to God by doing various things, but the Bible makes it clear: there is nothing we can do ourselves to bridge the distance between ourselves and God. No human efforts and no amount of religious sincerity can span the distance. Ephesians 2:8-9 says: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV

 

 THINKING POINT #4:

The only one who could span the distance was Jesus Christ. The wages of our sins demanded death. Jesus came to pay for our sins. The death penalty fell upon Him on the Cross. He became my substitute. The Bible put it this way: “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God…” 1Peter 3:18 ESV

“For while we were still helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly.” Romans 5:6

“He [Jesus] Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.” 1 Peter 2:24

 

THINKING POINT #5:

Jesus paid for your sins and mine completely and now because of His death on the Cross, God is able to offer you the free gift of eternal salvation by simply receiving Christ as your personal Saviour.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16

“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

 

THINKING POINT #6:

Have you received Christ as your Saviour? The Bible says: “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” John 1:12

Unless you have a personal and conscious moment when you, by faith, trusted and received Christ as your own Saviour – you will never be in Heaven. The only other eternal destiny Jesus referred to was Hell – a place of conscious eternal suffering. (Luke 16:19-31)