Who is correct enough for Heaven?

Which denominations are wrong enough to be considered outside of the fold of the faith?

What beliefs are essential for salvation? (faith, faith + works, KJV only, political leanings, tv viewing habits, etc?)

If you or your church/denomination have most of it wrong, do you forfit eternity?

If you don’t believe in a literal hell but are proven wrong when you die, do you automatically go there?

Good question… what if?

Does God grade on a curve?

People have many ideas about how to get to heaven. You may think that all you have to do is be a good person, go to church, or help others. However, the Bible teaches that the only way to get to heaven is to become a Christian by accepting Jesus as your Savior. First, take some time to familiarize yourself with the principles of Christianity and the message of Jesus. Then, say a simple prayer, thereby dedicating your life to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ.

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Believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Each of us has sinned or done wrong, and these sins separate us from God. In the Old Testament of the Bible, people were told to sacrifice animals to receive forgiveness for their sins. However, the New Testament tells us that God sent His Son Jesus to Earth to sacrifice His life to forgive all people if they would accept Him. The Bible also says that Jesus rose from the dead three days after He was killed, proving His divinity. [1]

John 3:16 describes God’s gift to humanity: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Romans 5:8 describes the sacrifice Jesus made for sinners: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

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Acknowledge that you cannot go to heaven unless Christ saves you. John 14:6 says, “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” This means that before you can become a follower of Jesus, you will have to let go of the idea that there are other ways to heaven. Only then will you fully understand the meaning of Jesus’ sacrifice and the importance of worshiping Him.[2]

The Bible also makes it clear that it is not enough to just be good to get to heaven—it is not something you can achieve by your own works or actions. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

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Просите Иисуса войти в вашу жизнь с помощью молитвы о спасении души. Просто признать, что Иисус — Сын Божий и что Он умер за наши грехи, недостаточно, чтобы попасть в рай. Вы должны принять осознанное решение стать последователем Иисуса, моля Бога об отпущении своих грехов. В христианстве это называется «второе рождение», потому что с этого момента ваша жизнь должна измениться.

В Евангелие от Ионна 3:3 прямо говорится, что нельзя попасть в рай, не выполнив вышеуказанный пункт: «Иисус сказал ему в ответ: истинно, истинно говорю тебе, если кто не родится свыше, не может увидеть Царствия Божия»

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Be baptized as a sign of your commitment to Christ. You do not have to be baptized to go to heaven. However, God commands his followers to be baptized to signal to God and the world that you have had a significant spiritual experience. When a person is lowered into the water and brought back up, it symbolizes Jesus washing away their sins and making them a new person.[5]

Acts 2:38 describes this command: “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”

The fact that baptism is not required for salvation was made clear in Luke 23:42-43 when Jesus was crucified. A thief who was being executed at the same time asked Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Even though the man had not had time to be baptized, Jesus replied, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”[6]

Hi,

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. KJV

So nobody is capable of being right enough to get to heaven on their own.

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

Paul tells us that salvation is a gift of God.

Its that simple.

So how do you get right?
Admit you are a sinner.
Ask God for forgiveness.
Repent, which is just a fancy way of saying turn from your sin.
Live your life as what you have become, a new creature in Christ.

If you need help getting there, leave a note here a I can help you.

Blessings

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Thank you very much, I don’t need help. I answered the question, Mr. Mre.

This is not about an evangelical plan of salvation. It is about differing theological interpretations across four thousand denominations. No need to get your witnessing panties in a wad.

Yes, of course, forgive me if I upset you in any way. Peace to you, brother!

HistoryProf
Who is correct enough for Heaven? - Theology - Christian Forums at Crosswalk

Thank you for your question, it came at the right time.
I have been involved in a Bible Study that begins with John the Baptist preparing the Way for Jesus and end tomorrow. Throughout the New Testament we are made aware of a division between the Circumcised and gentiles. A vast majority of believers in Jesus are gentiles, not Jews. The Law was presented to the Jews via Moses and included the Ten Commandments. That may have been a problem before Moses because in Genesis people were being judged for breaking them.
I must admit to not being a literalist in my view of the Bible. The message of the Bible is from God, the authors used their own words and ability to comprehend to continue the verbal story or event. A week ago I found myself thinking about God and time. A friend died a year ago in February of 2024, I had been trying to locate him to ask about a conversion we had decades ago. I had been walking to the reception room when he called to me from his office.
What I brought from that meeting I remember most of, just the details are missing. He had wanted to ask me a question, that came as a surprise, as I always ask him the questions. The question was, “Why is there so many problems between Christianity and Science over creation?” I informed Adriaan I really never gave it much thought. His response to my answer was to present a comparison of the daily events of the Biblical creation and Big-bang, they fit perfectly. There are a few things I don’t discuss:
Who is God?
Creation.
What did Jesus look like?
I don’t know anyone that is capable of grasping the fullness of God. Creation and Big-bang is no longer a problem for me. What did Jesus look like? I have too many important problem, His appearance is not important.
Now to your question.
The New Testament teaches unity. The first time a split caused by a division in Teachings happened, things started to go downhill.
Matthew 11:HistoryProf
Who is correct enough for Heaven? - Theology - Christian Forums at Crosswalk

Thank you for your question, it came at the right time.
I have been involved in a Bible Study that begins with John the Baptist preparing the Way for Jesus and end tomorrow. Throughout the New Testament we are made aware of a division between the Circumcised and gentiles. A vast majority of believers in Jesus are gentiles, not Jews. The Law was presented to the Jews via Moses and included the Ten Commandments. That may have been a problem before Moses because in Genesis people were being judged for breaking them.
I must admit to not being a literalist in my view of the Bible. The message of the Bible is from God, the authors used their own words and ability to comprehend to continue the verbal story or event. A week ago I found myself thinking about God and time. A friend died a year ago in February of 2024, I had been trying to locate him to ask about a conversion we had decades ago. I had been walking to the reception room when he called to me from his office.
What I brought from that meeting I remember most of, just the details are missing. He had wanted to ask me a question, that came as a surprise , as I always ask him the questions. The question was, “Why is there so many problems between Christianity and Science over creation?” I informed Adriaan I really never gave it much thought. His response to my answer was to present a comparison of the daily events of the Biblical creation and Big-bang, they fit perfectly. There are a few things I don’t discuss:
Who is God?
Creation.
What did Jesus look like?
I don’t know anyone that is capable of grasping the fullness of God. Creation and Big-bang is no longer a problem for me. What did Jesus look like? I have too many important problem, His appearance is not important.
Now to your question.

Matthew 11 ends with:
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

John 3 begins with a visit from Nicodemus.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Matthew 16 ends with:
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds.”

I am in the process of replacing chapter and verse numbers with an outline. Scripture is in two colors: red and blue. Words that are not from Jese are blue.
I hope you find something I said worthwhile.
God Bless, jep

Почему Иисус был готов отдать за нас свою жизнь, и что благодаря этому стало возможным?

Mt 20:28; Jn 3:16; Acts 10:43; 1 Jn 4:9, 10

Eternal security
Bible translations
Modes of baptism
Trinitarianism
Sacraments
Eschatological beliefs
Second work of grace
Glossolalia
Alcohol use
Work or sports on Sunday
Secular music or books
Wearing jewelry

These are examples of different beliefs within denominations

If we were judged according to the list orovided by the op none would be saved. The gift of salvation is in God’s hands. It is God who saved us bybthe suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus. A simple way to understand salvation is the Bible verse, "we are saved by grace through faith. “In Christ alone my faith is found.”

All the evidence suggests that when Jesus said “today” he was not referring to the day on which the criminal would be in Paradise, but to the day on which the criminal had received the promise and had exercised some measure of faith in Jesus. It was on this day that Jesus was rejected and condemned by the religious leaders of his people and condemned to death by the Roman authorities. He was reviled and ridiculed. Therefore it may be said that the criminal hanging next to him, who did not follow the majority but spoke out in defense of Jesus and expressed faith in the coming of his kingdom, displayed a worthy quality and a commendable disposition of heart. That the time of the promise, and not the time of its fulfillment, is referred to is reflected in some other translations, such as the English translations of Rotherham and Lamsa, the German translations of Reinhardt and Michaelis W., and the Syriac Curetonian manuscript of the fifth century. e., in which Jesus’ words are rendered in much the same way as in the New World Translation verse quoted above.

As for the Paradise that Jesus spoke of, it is certainly not the same as Christ’s heavenly kingdom. Earlier that day, Jesus had promised his faithful disciples that they would be able to enter that heavenly kingdom because they had remained with him in his trials, which was not the case with the criminal who died on the stake next to Jesus solely for his own wickedness. (Luke 22:28–30; 23:40, 41) The criminal, of course, had not been born again of water and the Spirit, without which no one could enter the heavenly kingdom. (John 3:3–6) Nor was the criminal one of the overcomers to whom the glorified Jesus Christ would allow to sit with him on his heavenly throne and who would share in the “first resurrection.” (Rev 3:11, 12, 21; 12:10, 11; 14:1–4; 20:4–6)

Some reference works reflect the view that the paradise spoken of by Jesus is in Hades or Sheol, where there is supposedly a place for those who have won God’s approval. The Jewish rabbis of that time are said to have taught that there was a similar paradise prepared for those who had died and were awaiting resurrection. Of the teachings of the rabbis, one work notes: "Rabbinical theology, as it has come down to us, exhibits an unusually great diversity of ideas on these subjects, and in many of them it is difficult to determine to what period they are to be assigned. In view of this literature, it would seem that some regarded the earth itself as paradise, others a part of Sheol, and others a place neither on nor under the earth, but in heaven. Doubts arise, however, about at least some of these ideas. All these ideas are, in fact, found in later Judaism. They are most precisely and fully expounded in the Kabbalistic teachings of medieval Judaism… But it is not clear how far back they go. At least in earlier Jewish theology… there seems to be little or no allusion to an intermediate Paradise. It mentions a Gehinnom for the wicked and a Gan Eden, or garden of Eden, for the righteous. It is doubtful whether it teaches anything beyond these ideas and asserts that there is a Paradise in Sheol. Even if the rabbis did hold such views, it is unlikely that Jesus would have propagated them, since he condemned the unbiblical religious traditions of the Jewish religious leaders (Matt. 15:3-9). Certainly the Paradise of which the Jewish criminal knew was the earthly Paradise described in the first book of the Hebrew Scriptures—the Paradise in Eden. Jesus’ promise, therefore, pointed to the restoration of paradisiacal conditions on earth. With such a promise, this unrighteous man could hope to be resurrected and given the opportunity to live in a restored Paradise. (Cf. Ac 24:15; Rev 20:12, 13; 21:1-5; Matt 6:10.) If it weren’t for God, I wouldn’t know all of this, and for that, all the glory belongs to God!

Certainly?

It sounds like a lot of assumption and speculation, to me.

If I understand JW eschatology correctly, they believe that only 144,000 people make it to heaven, and for the rest, life after Armageddon will be a paradise on Earth where those who survived the “great tribulation” will live forever with Jesus Christ ruling as king for a thousand years, and the Earth being restored to its perfect state — with the majority of faithful Christians living on Earth, not in heaven, as their ultimate destiny.