[Northside College Ministry] Bad People go to Heaven, Good People go to Hell
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Clay
Oct 31, 2007, 4:41:52 PM10/31/07
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Quoting Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6 states, "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble." Yesterday, my teacher (Dr. Gaston) said: Knowing the problem is half of the solution. Wow - how true that is, especially when it comes to salvation.
Many people believe they are "good enough" to go to heaven. From searching the scriptures, I see quite the opposite. To the best of my understanding, I interpret scripture to say, "The 'good' people are the ones who go to hell, and only those who see themselves as 'bad' will enter heaven."
There is none truly good "except God alone," (Mark 10:18) so any human claiming to be 'good' is deceived and full of pride. Although he/she may admit to being a 'sinner', that person does not recognize the sinfulness of his/her sin, and therefore can only have worldly sorrow, which results in death, and not godly sorrow, which produces a genuine repentance leading to salvation (2 Corinthians 7:10).
The Bible says that bad people go to heaven, but not all bad people go to heaven. Recognizing the sinfulness of your sin in light of God's absolute holiness is a MUST for salvation, but recognition is not enough. One must...
* RECOGNIZE, then...
* REPENT - turn away from sin and towards God, and...
* RELY on God - trust..not just believe...in the saving work of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary.
When witnessing to a lost person, use the Law (the 10 commandments), as Jesus did, to make sure he/she understands the sinfulness of their sin before you present the Cross to them, because "the message of the cross if foolishness to those who are perishing" (1 Corinthians 1:18). For you, make sure you have not been tricked into thinking you are a "good person" who just needs (or needed) to "rededicate" or "straighten up" or follow some little pattern for salvation. Remember: Only bad people who repent will go to heaven; hell is full of "good" people...don't be one of them.
Check out this video from Mark Driscoll: Why I Hate Religion...
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Posted By Clay to Northside College Ministry at 10/31/2007 03:51:00 PM
Many people believe they are "good enough" to go to heaven. From searching the scriptures, I see quite the opposite. To the best of my understanding, I interpret scripture to say, "The 'good' people are the ones who go to hell, and only those who see themselves as 'bad' will enter heaven."
There is none truly good "except God alone," (Mark 10:18) so any human claiming to be 'good' is deceived and full of pride. Although he/she may admit to being a 'sinner', that person does not recognize the sinfulness of his/her sin, and therefore can only have worldly sorrow, which results in death, and not godly sorrow, which produces a genuine repentance leading to salvation (2 Corinthians 7:10).
The Bible says that bad people go to heaven, but not all bad people go to heaven. Recognizing the sinfulness of your sin in light of God's absolute holiness is a MUST for salvation, but recognition is not enough. One must...
* RECOGNIZE, then...
* REPENT - turn away from sin and towards God, and...
* RELY on God - trust..not just believe...in the saving work of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary.
When witnessing to a lost person, use the Law (the 10 commandments), as Jesus did, to make sure he/she understands the sinfulness of their sin before you present the Cross to them, because "the message of the cross if foolishness to those who are perishing" (1 Corinthians 1:18). For you, make sure you have not been tricked into thinking you are a "good person" who just needs (or needed) to "rededicate" or "straighten up" or follow some little pattern for salvation. Remember: Only bad people who repent will go to heaven; hell is full of "good" people...don't be one of them.
Check out this video from Mark Driscoll: Why I Hate Religion...
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Posted By Clay to Northside College Ministry at 10/31/2007 03:51:00 PM
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