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| Can I be in paradise ? Yes, you can! Thanks to Jesus Christ. John 14:1-6 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going." Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." It's His desire for us to be in paradise: John 17:24 Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. Jesus told the thief on the cross: Luke 23:42-43 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." Folks let's analyze the previous verse a little more. If I told you that I played at a golf course in Iowa over the weekend that was paradise, you would take my statement with a grain of salt, because who am I to know a paradise-like golf course when I see one. Now, let's imagine that Tiger Woods is the author of this website. (which he's not) If Tiger Woods described a golf course in Iowa as paradise you would know that it was a completely amazing place because Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer in the world. Jesus Christ himself describes heaven as paradise. Wow! How can I spend eternity in paradise forever? Is it through living a good clean moral life? The book of Ephesians let's us know that there aren't any works (living a good life) that will get us to heaven. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. The book of Romans let's us in on how God has set it up for us so that we may be able to spend eternity in paradise. Romans 10:9-10 That 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. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Your response to the above two verses may very well decide where you will spend your eternity. Everyone of us will spend an eternity somewhere are you 100% positive where you will spend yours? If not, I urge you to consider this page and many others with the utmost sincerity. |