Ticket to Heaven?

Posted on November 12, 2023 by mitchteemley

candleoflove-o9ko3xReal faith, life-changing faith, isn’t legal, it’s relational. So if you’re asking, “How do I get into heaven?” you’re asking the wrong question. Heaven is God’s home, as it were, and the way to “get in” isn’t to pick the lock (complete some arduous task) or learn the combination (believe all the right things).      It’s to be his child.

“To all who received Him, He gave the right to become children of God.”  ~John 1:12

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25 Responses to Ticket to Heaven?

  1. insanitybytes22 says:
    November 12, 2023 at 11:41 am

    Amen, Mitch. One of my favorite quotes is, “Jesus didn’t die to get you into heaven, He died to get heaven into you.”

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  2. joseph elon lillie says:
    November 12, 2023 at 11:46 am

    I love this. It is in knowing Him that entrance is made.

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  3. davidsdailydose says:
    November 12, 2023 at 12:23 pm

    Amen, Mitch. Since heaven is God’s home, it takes His help to get there. A wise pastor once told me, “Salvation is all of God.” He was right. Heaven is simply a gift we receive—as one of his children.

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  4. Antique Works says:
    November 12, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    Jesus said in John 14 verse 6 “I am the way the truth and the life. No one goes to the Father except by me.

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  5. Vera Day says:
    November 12, 2023 at 1:34 pm

    Thank you for the reminder, Mitch.❤

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  6. #hood says:
    November 12, 2023 at 1:40 pm

    john 1:37 with god nothing is impossible

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  7. missparker0106 says:
    November 12, 2023 at 2:02 pm

    Well said. Thank you for this.

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  8. Pure Glory says:
    November 12, 2023 at 2:43 pm

    Mitch, what a wonderful reminder that we are children of God. We receive him and he holds us close.

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  9. lisaonthebeach says:
    November 12, 2023 at 4:03 pm

    I like this, this is the truth!

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  10. Celebrate His Love says:
    November 12, 2023 at 4:24 pm

    Well said, dear brother! 👍🏻❣️

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  11. Scott says:
    November 12, 2023 at 5:31 pm

    “Love is giving someone what they need the most, when they deserve it the least, at great personal cost.” – Chip Ingram

    That’s what Christ did for us on the cross!

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  12. Grant at Tame Your Book! says:
    November 13, 2023 at 6:22 am

    Thanks for clarifying, Mitch. Complicating this simplicity with our doubts remains a sticking point for many.

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  13. Awakening Wonders says:
    November 13, 2023 at 2:03 pm

    Amen – to be one with God.

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  14. Anonymous says:
    November 14, 2023 at 8:58 pm

    Amen, Mitch. It’s not about us – what we do or our “getting it right” – it’s about HIM, what He has done for us.

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  15. Kris says:
    November 15, 2023 at 6:15 am

    Amen. Thank you for the reminder, Mitch.

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  16. peggywritesblog says:
    November 21, 2023 at 10:56 am

    Beautiful, yet simple truth! Thanks for sharing.

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