5 Good Things That Are Roadblocks to Heaven

This is what our Church Service was about this Sunday.  I found it very enlightening.

We shouldn't DOUBT our Faith, but question it.  

Ask yoursef... Am I really a Christian?

5 GOOD THINGS THAT ARE ROADBLOCKS TO HEAVEN 

• I. Good Deeds 

Ephesians 2:8-9     8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 

Good works are not a means to Salvation. Only by the grace of God will you have Salvation. 

Ephesians 2:10 - For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

• II. Good Person

Romans 3:10,23  10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one;  23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

How good do you have to be to get into Heaven?   None of us are good enough without God's Salvation. 

• III. Church Membership

Matthew 7:21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."

Just being a Church member will not get you into Heaven.  Only a true relationship with God will get you into Heaven. 

• IV. Baptism

Acts 8:34-37  34 The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?" 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. 36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?"

Baptism is important, but it is not going to get you to Heaven.  Anyone can be Baptised, but do you really understand why you're being Baptized?

• V. Believing in God

James 2:19  You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.

You must believe right. Saying "I believe in God" isn't enough, you must believe in him the correct way.

Belief signifies ACTION.  Live your life for God. 

Belief IN God is not the same as belief ON Jesus.