How can I be sure I will go to heaven? - Heaven/Eternal Life - TouchPoints

Acts 16:31“Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.”

Romans 5:8-9But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.

Romans 10:9-10If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.

If you believe Jesus died to take the punishment for your sins and recognize that only he can forgive you, the Bible promises you will go to heaven. You cannot earn your way to heaven; it is God’s gift to those who give their allegiance to Jesus.

Hebrews 2:14-15Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.

Romans 8:34Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.

The default destination for everyone who dies is hell. The Bible is clear that sin deserves eternal judgment. It is also clear that everyone has sinned (Romans 3:23). But God offers hope to everyone. God sent his Son Jesus to die—to take the punishment for sin that we deserve. If he had only died that wouldn’t be enough. But he rose from the dead, proving that he alone has power over death. The only one who has ever defied death promises this same kind of forever life to all who follow him.

1 Corinthians 15:42It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever.

Faith in Jesus would be meaningless if he hadn’t risen from the dead. Jesus’ resurrection was the essential aspect of God’s plan to allow you to spend eternity with him. Because Jesus was raised from the dead with a new body, you can be assured that he has the power over death and that you, too, will be resurrected one day with a new body and live forever with him in heaven.

Romans 8:38-39And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God’s love is stronger than any person, supernatural foe, or circumstance that may threaten you. No matter what comes your way, nothing can separate you from God’s love when you trust in Jesus Christ.