Whether one enters heaven depends on whether one believes in the Lord's work of salvation or not. [Bible Study 23]
According to the Law given by God, there is no one without sin.
Since we are born with sin as descendants of Adam, we must acknowledge that we are fundamentally sinners destined for hell, even if we do not commit sins through our actions.
And we must have all the sins of our hearts removed through faith in the fact that Jesus, who is God, personally received baptism from John in the flesh, took upon Himself all the sins of the world, died on the cross as the price for our sins, and resurrected from the dead.
This is the gospel of water and the Spirit, and it is the ‘law of faith’ originating from Jesus.
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There is the Book of Life in heaven.
The names of those who believe in the redemption of the water and the Spirit are recorded in the book, and they will enter heaven. They enter heaven, not because they have not sinned in this world, but because they have been delivered from all their sins by believing in the redemption of the water and the Spirit. It is ‘the law of faith’ (Romans 3:27).
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Fellow Christians, the scribes and Pharisees were sinners, just as the woman who was caught in adultery.
In fact, they had committed more sins because they pretended and cheated themselves that they were not sinners. The religious leaders were thieves with formal permits. They were thieves of souls, thieves of life. They dared to teach others creditably, though they themselves had not yet been redeemed.
There is no one who is without sin according to the Law.
But a person becomes righteous, not because they do not sin, but because they have been redeemed from all their sins, and their name is recorded in the Book of Life. The important thing is whether one’s name has been recorded in the Book of Life. Because people cannot live free of sin, they have to be redeemed.
Whether you will be accepted into heaven depends upon whether you believe it or not.
Whether or not you receive the grace of God depends upon whether you accept salvation in Jesus. What happened to the woman who was caught? She was standing there with her eyes closed because she knew she was due to die. Probably she was crying in fear and repentance. People become honest with themselves when they face death.
“Oh, God, it is proper that I have to die. Please accept my soul into Thy hands, and take pity on me. Please take pity on me, Jesus.” She pleaded to Jesus for the love of redemption. “God, if You judge me, I will be judged, and if You say I am without sin, then my sins will be erased. It is up to You.” She was probably saying all of these things. Everything was left up to Jesus.
The woman who was brought before Jesus didn’t say, “I did wrong, please forgive me for my adultery.” She said, “Please save me from my sins. If You redeem my sins, I will be saved. If not, I will go to hell. I need your redemption. I need the love of God, and I need Him to take pity on me.” She closed her eyes and confessed her sins.
And Jesus asked her, “Where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She answered, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you.” Jesus didn’t condemn her because He had already taken away all her sins through His baptism at the Jordan River, and she was already redeemed. Now, Jesus, not the woman, had to be judged for her sins.
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It is very foolish to think that one can go to heaven by continuing to keep the Law or through repentance while still having sin remaining in one’s heart.
Like the woman caught in adultery, we must truly acknowledge that we are fundamentally sinners who can only go to hell and earnestly seek salvation from Jesus.
Then we can accept in our hearts that Jesus took upon Himself my sins, that is, all the sins of the world through baptism and died in our place by shedding His blood on the cross, and by believing this, we have the sins of our hearts removed, thus becoming God’s beloved children and those who enter heaven.
“Neither do I condemn you.” (John 8:11)
Though we are always insufficient and have weak flesh, we give thanks for the love of Jesus Christ who delivered us from the curse and judgment of hell through the gospel of water and the Spirit, and we hope that you too will receive this great love of the Lord.
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