The hard truth

This is one those hard truths that I spoke of earlier...{{{deep breath}}}
The only way to get to Heaven is to declare Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior.
Repent your sins, ask for His divine grace and mercy.

That's it. It's that simple.

Paul states it clearly and simply here (me paraphrasing Ephesians 2:8-9):

It is through God's grace you are saved because of your faith in Jesus. It is absolutely nothing that you do or have done. It is a gift from God. You can't take credit for it. No matter what good works you do, or how good of a person you are, if you do not accept this gift from God, you will not see Him in Heaven.

Jesus tells us that we need to “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able." Luke 13:24
This is also found in Matthew: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." Matthew 7:13-14

Jesus also tells us, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6

This biblical truth is hard because we as humans like to have control. We like to think that we can make the Bible say what we want it to say, that it means something different to each person, that things have changed since it was written and that we somehow have the privilege of tweaking it so that "sins" back then are "okay" nowadays as long as we're basically "good". But no. That's not how it works. I've struggled with a lot of misinformation that I was taught as a child. Discovering what the Bible really is saying has been a difficult road for me, but it's all finally sinking in and coming together and I've also had to accept that there are some things that I just am not meant to understand; that I can't possibly comprehend some of this stuff with my earthly knowledge and experiences. Some things we just have to accept by faith, knowing that God is sovereign.

If you do not have a personal relationship with Jesus, please reach out to your Pastor or an Elder in your church. If you don't attend church, find a believer and/or let me know. (Same if you just have questions.)

For by grace you have been saved through faith, 

and that not of yourselves; 

it is the gift of God, not of works, 

lest anyone should boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV

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