The Gospel Of Repentance

Let me ask the reader a question. Is it easy or hard to get into heaven?  A lot of preachers tell parishioners to walk down the aisle of the church if they want to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  Someone in a prayer/counseling room will pray for them using what Is called a “Sinners Prayer”. Is this Biblical? Others just tell someone simply to “believe in Jesus”, and they are saved. Is it that simple? Just believe in Jesus? There is essentially nothing wrong with any of these methods as long as all the blanks are filled in. That is what I will attempt to do in this article. The best sermon ever preached on how one enters heaven was by the Lord Jesus Christ himself. To find out what he preached, we need to go what is called the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5:3-11 Jesus teaches on what are called the Beatitudes. In verse 3 Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. What does this mean? It means someone who knows t

Many believe hell is not a real place. Some say heaven and hell are right here on earth. Others say hell is a state of mind; while others are appalled at the idea that God would send anyone there because God is a God of love, and man is basically good. And then there are some that actually say they want to go to hell because all their friends will be there and they can party forever. Really? As always our guide for all truth is the Bible. The Bible declares hell to be an actual place. The Hebrew word of hell is the word sheol. It means the abode of the dead. It also means the grave and also for those who are being forever tormented for their sins. The main NT Greek word for hell is Gehenna.  Hell is eternal separation from God whereas heaven is eternal life with the Father God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit all the redeemed, and the holy angels.                                                                   Did Jesus teach on hell? In a word yes. This may shock most people, but J