Day 384 - Assuming She's Good Enough

When I asked her how she knew she would go to heaven when she died, she said she had been a pretty good person and tries to do what's right.  She added the name of her mainline denomination that she attended regularly.

I asked her if she knew what Jesus said to do in order to have assurance of eternal life, and she honestly admitted that she didn't know.  Of course, I knew she didn't know given her false belief that she would enter heaven based on her own goodness.  Jesus said, "No one is good—except God alone" (Mark 10:18).  He also said that we're under God's "wrath" until we obey the gospel and are born again (John 3:3, 36).  She didn't even realize it but was doomed under the just wrath of God, since her goodness is like "filthy rags" in God's sight (Isaiah 64:6). 

I therefore explained to her what Jesus said to do in order to be born again and know that her destiny will be heaven:

1. Believe -- that Jesus is the Son of God who alone paid the full price for our sins (1 Cor. 15:3-4).
2. Repent -- cry out for forgiveness of your sins and turn to follow Jesus (Mk. 1:15; John 3:14-16).