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God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
So it is grace,
PLUS NOTHING, that saves we poor, wretched, miserable, and
hell-deserving sinners!
Titus 3:5 says, "Not by works of
righteousness which we have
done, but according to his [Jesus'] mercy he saved
us[.]"
I Peter 1:18-19 says, "...ye were not redeemed with
corruptible things, as silver and gold,
from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But
with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb
without blemish and without spot:" So stop trying to earn
your way to
Heaven, or trusting in vain tradition handed down by your church
or your forefathers, for there's only ONE WAY to Heaven, as
Jesus
states in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the
life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me." Jesus also said in John
10:9,
"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be
saved...."
So if you try to reach Heaven by any other way, than the way of the
cross, and the sinless shed blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God, you will
some day hear the saddest words that man can ever hear, as recorded
in Matthew 7:23, "And then will I [Jesus] profess unto them, I never
knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
Now, let's see how you fared in the sin question. If
you have
placed a check-mark in any of the squares listing the sin, or sins,
that will send you to Hell, you have scored another big "zero."
God's Word tells us in Matthew 12:31, "...All manner of
sin
and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy
against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." So
none of the
listed sins will ever send a person to Hell, providing they
repent and
come to God on His own terms, which
is
faith in His only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ. John 5:24
says, "Verily, verily I [Jesus] say
unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation
[judgment]; but it passed from death unto life."
[✓] UNBELIEF
Yes, this is that terrible sin that
will send you to Hell -- into the
Lake of Fire! Our Bible tells us in John 1:29, that when John the
Baptist saw Jesus for the first time he exclaimed, "Behold the Lamb
of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
(The SIN of
unbelief!)
Friend, if you have fared poorly in your spiritual I.Q.
test, don't
feel too depressed, for the vast majority of the human race fail.
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