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THE
BIBLE
Can we trust a book written 2000 years ago?
EYEWITNESS
Did the writers of the New Testament get their picture of Jesus right?
GOD
- MAN
Is Jesus really God?
RESURRECTION
Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
RELIGIONS
With so many religions, why Christianity?
SUFFERING
If there is a God, why is there so much suffering?
TRINITY
Understanding the Trinity.
SCIENCE
The complementary nature of Science & Christianity.
FORGIVENESS
What it is and why it matters?
GUIDANCE
How does God guide?
REPENTANCE
What it is and why you can't get to heaven without it.
BORN
AGAIN
What does it mean to be converted and born again?
SAVING
FAITH
The kind of faith that will get you to heaven
ASSURANCE
Can I know for sure that I am going to heaven?
TRUTH
What is truth and does it matter?
MORALITY
Does it matter how we live? A Christian view of morality.
THE
CHURCH
God's vision for his family, the Church. A call to the churches of the
new millennium.
PURPOSE
How
can I find a great purpose for living?
IDENTITY
Who am I; Finding my true identity as a human being and as a child of
God.
SELF-ESTEEM
How
can I feel good about my self? The Christian basis for proper sel-esteem.
LIFE AFTER DEATHChristianity's Hope & Challenge.
THE CROSS
Why did Jesus Die? What the Bible says about the Cross.
Grace
The importance of grace in the New Testament.
The kind of faith that will get you into heaven
In order to clarify one issue, I would like to begin this booklet by asking you, the reader, to answer a question. It is an important question. Indeed, it could be the most important question you will ever answer.
This is it:
Suppose you were to die today and found yourself standing before God.
He looked you in the eye and asked, "Why should I let you into my heaven?"
What would you say?
What about pausing
for a moment right now and asking yourself, "What would you say?"
This is a question I have asked hundreds of people over many years in the Anglican ministry. There are a number of common responses. Some people reply honestly, "I don't know." Some people expect to get into heaven without having to answer such a question, as they believe everyone will go to heaven anyway. A more common response, however, goes something like this: "I have not been too bad a person. I know I am not perfect but I have done my best to lead a good life. I...I..." The focus of their response is on themselves, what they have done, or not done. In other words, they expect people (and themselves in particular) to get into heaven on the basis of their moral behaviour. (Or, in some instances, to fail to get in because of their lack of moral behaviour!)
This booklet is written from the assumption that Jesus knew exactly what he was talking about when he spoke about heaven, and also when he said that not everyone would be there, as he did very plainly.* That being the case, what are the conditions of entry?
*That Jesus was indeed the divine Son of God and did know what he was talking about are questions I have dealt with in another booklet, Is Jesus Really God?
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The kind of faith that will get you into heaven
If salvation is by faith, do good works matter?
