Test Answers
EXPLANATION
No.1 It is impossible to get to heaven this way.
The Bible says:(see Romans3:19-28)
"Therefore we conclude that a man is justified (vindicated) by faith without the deeds of the law." (Romans 3:28)
No.2,3,4,5,or 6- While these actions are important as we live our lives with other people in this world,they are not requirements for salvation. These things could never save you.
The Bible says:
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us..." (Titus 3:5)
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: It is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Eph. 2:8,9)
No.7,8,9,10,11,12,or13- These things are for those who are already saved. It is not our work that saves us, but faith in Christ.
The Bible says:
"But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." (Romans 4:5)
No.14- This can not save you.
The Bible says: "They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God..." (Romans 9:8)
"But as many as recieved Him (Christ), to them gave He the power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name: which were born, not of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:12,13)
"Not of blood" means "not of one's parentage." You must be born of God to be saved.
No.15,16,17,or 18- These are man made doctrines and are not taught in the Bible.
God says: "But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." (Matthew 15:9)
No.19- The scriptures conclude that no action, other than complete faith in (reliance upon) Jesus Christ, will result in out salvation.
The Bible tells us: "Truely,Truely, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life".
Do you know what the Bible means when it means to believe?
The word believe is the greek word pisteu which means to put your trust in, to rely upon,or to depend upon. When you believe in Jesus Christ, you are depending on what He has done to take you to Heaven, not on whatever things you have or will do to help you gain favor in Gods eyes.
As you may notice, none of these actions can save you. Salvation is a simple realization that you are unable to earn your way to Heaven, and that the death payment of Jesus Christ has, indeed, already purchased your salvation for you. It is reliance on what He has done for us and not on what we will do ourselves. "And by Him (Christ) all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of moses".(Acts 13:39)
The way to have eternal life is not found in what we do ourselves, but by having a perfect righteousness given to us. We recieve this when we believe the Lord Jesus Christ took our sins on Himself and paid for them by His death on the cross. "For He (God) hath made Him (Christ) to be sin for us,who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."(ICorinthians 5:21)
AFTER you are saved, you become a child of God(John 1:12). He then loves and treats us as a father deals with his child. He will punish us when we do wrong but our punishment will never be Hell (I Corthians 3:15, I Corinthians 5:5, I Corinthians 11:32). God will never cast us out (John 6:37 or lose us (John 6:39).
