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The Good News

Text Box: In your personal opinion, what does a person have to do in order to go to heaven? Consider how the Bible answers this question. It is a matter of FAITH.
Text Box: F is for FORGIVENESS
Text Box: We cannot have eternal life and heaven without God’s forgiveness.             		         “In Him (Jesus) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses” 
(Ephesians 1:7).
Text Box: Forgiveness is available. It is—                         *Available for All.                                                  	“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
*But not Automatic. 				“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 7:21).
Text Box: I is for Impossible 
Text Box: It is impossible for God to allow sin into heaven—*Because of who He is: God is loving and just. His judgment is against sin. 	
“For judgment is without mercy” (James 2:13). 

*Because of who we are: Every person is a sinner. 	“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).                                            *But how can a sinful person enter heaven, when God allows no sin?
Text Box: T is for TURN
Text Box: Turn means repent. 
*Turn from something—sin and self.                    	“But unless you repent, you will all perish”  (Luke 13:3).  
*Turn to Someone —trust Christ only.  	
	“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).
Text Box: Heaven is eternal life.                                           *Here…                                                                    	“I have come that you might have life and have it in abundance” (John 10:10).                               *Hereafter…                                                            	“If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to myself, so that where I am you may be also” (John 14:3).            
How…                                                         
	Can a person have God’s forgiveness, eternal life, heaven, and Jesus as Savior and Lord? By trusting in Christ and asking Him for forgiveness. Take the step of FAITH: Forsaking All I Trust Him. Then tell someone about the important decision you have made. Grow in your faith and enjoy new friends in Christ by becoming a member of a local church and attending a Sunday School class that church has just for you.
Text Box: A is For Available
Text Box: H is for HEAVEN