WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN? (6 OF 10)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
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Who Will Be In Heaven? (6 of 10)
Series: God's Wisdom to the Jacked Up
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Let's open our Bibles to 1 Cor. 6. We will be focusing on verses 9-11. The verses answer a very simple question: Who Will Be In Heaven? Is there anything more important? I promise you a millisecond after you die the only thing that will matter to you is where you are going to be forever.
A little boy's dad asked, ''Son, if you died today are you sure you'd go to heaven?'' The little boy said, ''Of course daddy.'' His dad took it a step further and said, ''If you were to die tonight and God said to you, 'Tommy, why should I let you into my Heaven?' what would you answer?'' His little boy didn't hesitate. He said immediately, ''Because I'm dead.''
Believe it or not, many people are like that little boy and think death is the only requirement necessary for entrance to Heaven. A nationwide survey was done with this question: ''When you die will you go to heaven?'' 98 out of 100 people said 'Yes'. 98% of Americans believe that if there is a heaven they will be there.
Did you know that Jesus said a lot of people who are absolutely confident they're going to heaven aren't? In Matthew 7:21 Jesus said, ''Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.'' Now, Jesus isn't saying obedience to God's Word gets you to heaven; He's saying it's just the evidence you're on you're way there. In other words, there are lots of folks who talk the Christian life, but don't to walk the Christian life. They use the language, but they refuse the lifestyle. And Jesus says they are fooling themselves. Jesus teaches us the evidence of where you will be forever is found in the life you are living today. Many people who think they are climbing the stairway to heaven are actually cruising on the highway to hell.
So, who will be in heaven? Fortunately for us, God doesn't want this to be a mystery ...
Series: God's Wisdom to the Jacked Up
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Let's open our Bibles to 1 Cor. 6. We will be focusing on verses 9-11. The verses answer a very simple question: Who Will Be In Heaven? Is there anything more important? I promise you a millisecond after you die the only thing that will matter to you is where you are going to be forever.
A little boy's dad asked, ''Son, if you died today are you sure you'd go to heaven?'' The little boy said, ''Of course daddy.'' His dad took it a step further and said, ''If you were to die tonight and God said to you, 'Tommy, why should I let you into my Heaven?' what would you answer?'' His little boy didn't hesitate. He said immediately, ''Because I'm dead.''
Believe it or not, many people are like that little boy and think death is the only requirement necessary for entrance to Heaven. A nationwide survey was done with this question: ''When you die will you go to heaven?'' 98 out of 100 people said 'Yes'. 98% of Americans believe that if there is a heaven they will be there.
Did you know that Jesus said a lot of people who are absolutely confident they're going to heaven aren't? In Matthew 7:21 Jesus said, ''Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.'' Now, Jesus isn't saying obedience to God's Word gets you to heaven; He's saying it's just the evidence you're on you're way there. In other words, there are lots of folks who talk the Christian life, but don't to walk the Christian life. They use the language, but they refuse the lifestyle. And Jesus says they are fooling themselves. Jesus teaches us the evidence of where you will be forever is found in the life you are living today. Many people who think they are climbing the stairway to heaven are actually cruising on the highway to hell.
So, who will be in heaven? Fortunately for us, God doesn't want this to be a mystery ...
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