Where Do You Want to Go, Eternally?

Some people want to go to oblivion. They want to die, and that is the end. Some people want to go to heaven. They want to be good enough. Logically, it doesn't really matter what we want. The only thing that matters is what is true.

What if heaven and hell exist? Can you be good enough to go to heaven? Here's a quick self-quiz to find out where you're going:

Have you ever:

• Told a lie?
• Disobeyed your parents?
• Stolen, even something small?
• Have you lusted? Jesus said if you look at a woman with lust in your heart, you are guilty of adultery!

For more, visit the 10 Commandments Project, and read the Guidelines .

So, what if you (like me) have broken God's guidelines in the 10 Commandments? The Bible says that those who are guilty of breaking the Ten Commandments--even one time--will die.

If we can't be good enough, how can we be saved?

To find out, read the following out loud:

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23

For the wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23 (This scripture does not refer to physical death, which every person will experience. "Death" here is spiritual death, or eternal separation from God in hell.)

Hell is a real place. There is fire, smoke, flesh-eating parasites and eternal torment. Mark 9:43-48

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."John 3:16

Jesus said to him, "I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6

The name of Jesus Christ...nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:8-12

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:12

"He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." John 3:36

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved. Acts 16:31

It's your choice. Heaven or hell. Faith comes from hearing the Word of God.

Pray this prayer, and mean it with your whole heart:

Father God, I am sorry for my sin. (Confess any wrongs done against God or other people.) I am especially sorry for being in rebellion against You. I want You to be the Lord of my life. Thank You for sending Jesus to die on the cross to forgive me and cleanse me from my sin. Please help my faith, give me wisdom, and keep me from evil. I love You and praise You. In Jesus name. Amen

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Ephesians 2:8,9

The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

• Read the Bible and pray (talk) to God daily.
• Get close to Him, and He will get close to you!
• Find a church that teaches this message of salvation and be baptized (immersed) in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Taste and See...

At a Divinity School each year they have a day when the public is invited to the school because they want the dollars to keep coming in. On this day each visitor is to bring a lunch to be eaten outdoors in a grassy picnic area. The school would invite one of the greatest minds to lecture in the theological education center. One year the speaker spoke for two and one-half hours proving that the resurrection of Jesus was false. He quoted scholar after scholar and book after book. He concluded that since there was no such thing as the historical resurrection the religious tradition of the church was groundless, emotional mumbo-jumbo, because it based on a relationship with a risen Jesus, who, in fact,never rose from the dead in any literal sense. He then asked if there were any questions.

After about 30 seconds, an elderly preacher stood up in the back of the auditorium. "Docta, I got one question," he said as all eyes turned toward him. He reached into his sack lunch and pulled out an apple and began eating it.

"Docta..." CRUNCH, MUNCH..."My question is a simple question, "CRUNCH, MUNCH... "Now I ain't never read them books you read..."CRUNCH,MUNCH..."and I can't recite the Scriptures in the original Greek..."CRUNCH, MUNCH..." I don't know nothin' about Niebur and Heidegger..."CRUNCH , MUNCH...finished the apple. " All I wanna know is : This apple I just ate-was it bitter or sweet?"

The speaker paused for a moment and answered in exemplary scholarly fashion: " I cannot possibly answer that question, for I haven't tasted your apple."

The white-haired preacher dropped the core of his apple into his crumpled paper bag, looked up, and said calmly,"Neither have you tasted my Jesus."

The 1,000 plus in attendance could not contain themselves. The audience erupted with applause and cheers. The chagrined speaker thanked his audience and promptly left the platform.

Have YOU tasted Jesus?

--Author Unknown

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