God's Wonderful Plan For Salvation
Rick Ferguson
Ephesians 2:8-13
Many people in our day seem to have their own personal opinion concerning the way a man gets saved. I've talked to literally scores of people who have thought on the subject of heaven and how one gets there and have developed their own ste y for getting to heaven.
Ex. Pickney Cole recently asked me if I agreed with Jerry Falwell that there is only one way to heaven. He said, "I can't believe Jews and others who don't prescribe to his way are going to go to hell."
Ex. Bob Lee said, "I believe a man has to do the best he can, try to get along with God and when our-time comes I believe He will accept us."
Ex. I had a Catholic lady at a funeral once tell me, "It doesn't matter what we believe as long as we are sincere and genuinely believe it."
Ex. Another person once told me, "After all, we are all working to go to the same place, we're just taking different routes to get there."
All of these are good, rational opinions on how to get to heaven. However, I submit to you that there is only one opinion on how to get to heaven that is viable and trustworthy and that is God's opinion.
It matters little what I say, or anyone else says, about the way to be saved. What matters is what God says about getting to heaven. You may have your own believe (as many have told me) about how to get to heaven, but I submit to you that your own beliefs are worthless if they disagree with what God says.
Pg. 2 I think we must agree on the following prerequisite principles:
1. There is a heaven and bell and people can go to either place.
2. God desires that no one go to hell but that at everyone go to heaven (II Peter 3:9).
3.God has, therefore, devised a plan, a prescribed way, whereby anyone who wishes to may go to heaven.
4. If we try any other way outside of God's prescribed way to heaven, we will not get to heaven - inspite of our sincerity or good intentions.
Ex. I recent ...
Rick Ferguson
Ephesians 2:8-13
Many people in our day seem to have their own personal opinion concerning the way a man gets saved. I've talked to literally scores of people who have thought on the subject of heaven and how one gets there and have developed their own ste y for getting to heaven.
Ex. Pickney Cole recently asked me if I agreed with Jerry Falwell that there is only one way to heaven. He said, "I can't believe Jews and others who don't prescribe to his way are going to go to hell."
Ex. Bob Lee said, "I believe a man has to do the best he can, try to get along with God and when our-time comes I believe He will accept us."
Ex. I had a Catholic lady at a funeral once tell me, "It doesn't matter what we believe as long as we are sincere and genuinely believe it."
Ex. Another person once told me, "After all, we are all working to go to the same place, we're just taking different routes to get there."
All of these are good, rational opinions on how to get to heaven. However, I submit to you that there is only one opinion on how to get to heaven that is viable and trustworthy and that is God's opinion.
It matters little what I say, or anyone else says, about the way to be saved. What matters is what God says about getting to heaven. You may have your own believe (as many have told me) about how to get to heaven, but I submit to you that your own beliefs are worthless if they disagree with what God says.
Pg. 2 I think we must agree on the following prerequisite principles:
1. There is a heaven and bell and people can go to either place.
2. God desires that no one go to hell but that at everyone go to heaven (II Peter 3:9).
3.God has, therefore, devised a plan, a prescribed way, whereby anyone who wishes to may go to heaven.
4. If we try any other way outside of God's prescribed way to heaven, we will not get to heaven - inspite of our sincerity or good intentions.
Ex. I recent ...
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