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Are you missing Heaven by 18 inches?

How sad to go through life and miss Heaven by 18 inches. This is the distance between your head and heart.

For years many we have gone to church and been taught about God. Like many religious people we were taught about God, Baptized and joined the Church. We are taught live a good moral life and we will go to Heaven. This is what we call head knowledge of God. All you know about God is in you head. You are not trusting God for anything in you life. Just as we know that George Washington was our first President, by what our school taught us. All by head knowledge. With a head knowledge of God and Heaven, but not trusting in him for salvation.

The Bible tells us in Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and shall believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

We must have a Heart knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. We must come to that place in our life where we trust Jesus Christ with our heart to take us to Heaven.

You come to this heart knowledge to salvation by doing what the Bible says about being saved.

  1. Admit you are a sinner.
    Romans 3:10 - As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
    Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
    We must know that in the sight of God we are sinners. Admit that all our good works are as dirty rags.
     
  2. Admit the penalty against sin.
    Romans 5:12- Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
    Revelation 21:8 - But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
    Man because of his sinful condition will die both physically and spiritually in hell. Sin has to be paid for.
     
  3. Admit Jesus paid your penalty for your sins.
    Romans 5:8 - But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
    Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
    Jesus Christ, our Saviour, paid the price for our sins. When He died on the cross, He dying for you and me. He died in our place so we would not have to go to hell for our sins.
     
  4. Accept Jesus as your Saviour and trust him.
    Romans 10:10 - For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
    Romans 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
    You must trust Jesus Christ in your heart to take you to Heaven. Trusting him and only him. If you believe you are a sinner and because of your sins you are going to hell. And trust the death and blood of the Lord Jesus to forgive you and save your. Then please pray this sinners prayer, meaning it in your heart.

Lord Jesus, I admit that is am a sinner and that you died for me on the cross. I ask you to come into my heart and save me. Amen

Do not miss Heaven by 18 inches, trust Him today.