Can I Go To Heaven?

Sin is anything we do wrong, disobeying God in any area or any violation of God's holiness. Everyone has done something wrong. We simply must agree that we have sinned.

Romans 6:23 tells us that the result of sin is death. There is a penalty or consequence for our sin. This penalty is death. According to James 1:14-15, sin will work in us like a horrible disease that can only end in death. The death that is a deserved punishment of sin is not just physical, but an eternal death which is also called the Second Death in Revelation 20:14-15. We must realize that if we die in our sins, we must pay the penalty for our sin by dying in hell — forever.

Sin must be punished. Sin must die. Jesus became our sin for us so that sin might be punished and die (2 Corinthians 5:21). This is the miracle of the cross. God loves us. He wants to give us eternal life. John 3:16 tells us that God loves us so much that He gave His Son, Jesus, to become sin for us so that our sin would receive its punishment, death. Now, Jesus offers us a free gift of forgiveness and eternal life in heaven (Romans 6:23). There is nothing we can do to earn this on our own or to deserve this gift of eternal life. Eternal life is obtained through Jesus Christ alone (John 14:6). Romans 5:8 helps us understand that even though we do not deserve heaven, Jesus died in our place. We must believe that Jesus has paid our sin debt by dying for us, and eternal life is only gained through Him.

Although Jesus died to pay everyone's sin debt, not everyone is on their way to heaven. You must personally receive God's gift of eternal life. You must believe what Jesus has done for you, choose to no longer trust in self or other things and ask Him to save you, placing your faith in Him. Acts 2:38 - "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out..." Romans 10:9 - "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." Romans 10:13 - "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."