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How hard do you think it is to make it to heaven? Let’s talk!

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Jessica R

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How hard do you think it is to make it to heaven? How do you know you’re going there? And if you think you’re going, may I ask, how do you know for sure? What if your wrong?

To be honest, I don’t think I’m going. I think it’s super hard to make it! I have so much sin in my life and I’m not repenting, from what I can see. I have been born again, but I don’t know what happened. It feels like the Holy Spirit left me.. and that’s why I may not be repenting and being the way I was before this started. I may be reprobate. It’s like I see my sin and I’m not even bothered to repent.

God doesn’t convict me. So that may mean I’m doomed. I don’t know. So this is why I don’t think I’m going to heaven. I have more confidence that I’m going to hell than going to heaven. I’d like to see what hell is like. Maybe that will scare me into repenting. I’m also curious to see what hell is like. I know it’s a place of torture, and I don’t want to be tortured, but I’m just wondering.
 
Briana N said:
How hard do you think it is to make it to heaven? How do you know you’re going there? And if you think you’re going, may I ask, how do you know for sure? What if your wrong?

To be honest, I don’t think I’m going. I think it’s super hard to make it! I have so much sin in my life and I’m not repenting, from what I can see. I have been born again, but I don’t know what happened. It feels like the Holy Spirit left me.. and that’s why I may not be repenting and being the way I was before this started. I may be reprobate. It’s like I see my sin and I’m not even bothered to repent.

God doesn’t convict me. So that may mean I’m doomed. I don’t know. So this is why I don’t think I’m going to heaven. I have more confidence that I’m going to hell than going to heaven. I’d like to see what hell is like. Maybe that will scare me into repenting. I’m also curious to see what hell is like. I know it’s a place of torture, and I don’t want to be tortured, but I’m just wondering.
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What exactly is it that is tormenting you to the point you are spending your time on here asking these kinds of questions when normally you would never give this any thought at any time of the day?
 
Yib2me said:
What exactly is it that is tormenting you to the point you are spending your time on here asking these kinds of questions when normally you would never give this any thought at any time of the day?
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What do you mean? Are you bothered by me?
 
Briana N said:
How hard do you think it is to make it to heaven? How do you know you’re going there? And if you think you’re going, may I ask, how do you know for sure? What if your wrong?

To be honest, I don’t think I’m going. I think it’s super hard to make it! I have so much sin in my life and I’m not repenting, from what I can see. I have been born again, but I don’t know what happened. It feels like the Holy Spirit left me.. and that’s why I may not be repenting and being the way I was before this started. I may be reprobate. It’s like I see my sin and I’m not even bothered to repent.

God doesn’t convict me. So that may mean I’m doomed. I don’t know. So this is why I don’t think I’m going to heaven. I have more confidence that I’m going to hell than going to heaven. I’d like to see what hell is like. Maybe that will scare me into repenting. I’m also curious to see what hell is like. I know it’s a place of torture, and I don’t want to be tortured, but I’m just wondering.
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Greeting Briana N

You make many mixed statements here, so lets start at the beginning from what you say, allow me to ask you a question.

You say you have been born-again. Why do you say you have been, or think you were born again?

Many people think they are Christians, many people think they are born again, but it is in the head not truly in the heart, therefore they are not Christians, saved souls, they were never born again.

Peace be with you.
 
Hi @Briana N Greetings to you. How are you? First, welcome here. I am glad that you are here and I believe God has a purpose on it.
Regarding your first question

Briana N said:
How hard do you think it is to make it to heaven?
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To be honest, it is hard if we do it by ourselves because we are still living the flesh where every sources of evil come forth but with God’s grace it is possible. This is the reason why Jesus needs to come down. The reason is because He love us so much.

You and I, we all sinned. Whether we admit it or not we all sinned. But it takes surrender heart Briana to repent. God never leaves His children nor the Holy Spirit but it is us who leave Him. We choose a different path, rather than what He has for us. The conviction of the Holy Spirit was not there because we choose to closer our ears for Him.

But it is never late for someone who has a willing heart to surrender.

Do you remember that woman who has an alabaster jar? ( Luke 7:36- 50 )
Do you know why the Lord forgive her? It is because the Lord sees her heart.

What i love about that verse is when Jesus says, “...her sins which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much.” ( this woman didint say any word but the Lord sees heart through her actions. )

This is how we see the goodness of the LORD Briana that He didnt give us this heavy burden just to forgive us.

But its takes a sincere and surrender heart for us to be forgiven.

I am too once a sinner brianna and still
Fall short of His glory ( even until now ) but God is graceful to constantly reminding us of what on earth we are here for.
 
Brother-Paul said:
Greeting Briana N

You make many mixed statements here, so lets start at the beginning from what you say, allow me to ask you a question.

You say you have been born-again. Why do you say you have been, or think you were born again?

Many people think they are Christians, many people think they are born again, but it is in the head not truly in the heart, therefore they are not Christians, saved souls, they were never born again.

Peace be with you.
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The devil just bugs her. When you ask Jesus to forgive you and come into your heart, He does, but if you weren't free before you did that, it doesn't immediately go away and you need prayer and help to get strong. Babies should know they are forgiven and with the right help a baby can grow up and overcome satan. Most ppl are just normal and have no family member who was in some cult and cursed em, so normal ppl don't understand the struggle. A baby in Christ has to be taken care of.
 
One guy on a forum was just like this. I used to be when I was just saved. Nobody helped me. Noone helped him either. I found someone on Facebook who can help him grow and counsel him and give him prayer for deliverance etc.
 
newname said:
The devil just bugs her. When you ask Jesus to forgive you and come into your heart, He does, but if you weren't free before you did that, it doesn't immediately go away and you need prayer and help to get strong. Babies should know they are forgiven and with the right help a baby can grow up and overcome satan. Most ppl are just normal and have no family member who was in some cult and cursed em, so normal ppl don't understand the struggle. A baby in Christ has to be taken care of.
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I totally agree all that is very true. Providing the person is born again.

There are many who are not, but think they are, the first step is to know you are born again, if a person thinks they are they need guidance to be sure, then nurtured to grow in faith.

Bless you
 
Briana N said:
How hard do you think it is to make it to heaven? How do you know you’re going there? And if you think you’re going, may I ask, how do you know for sure? What if your wrong?

To be honest, I don’t think I’m going. I think it’s super hard to make it! I have so much sin in my life and I’m not repenting, from what I can see. I have been born again, but I don’t know what happened. It feels like the Holy Spirit left me.. and that’s why I may not be repenting and being the way I was before this started. I may be reprobate. It’s like I see my sin and I’m not even bothered to repent.

God doesn’t convict me. So that may mean I’m doomed. I don’t know. So this is why I don’t think I’m going to heaven. I have more confidence that I’m going to hell than going to heaven. I’d like to see what hell is like. Maybe that will scare me into repenting. I’m also curious to see what hell is like. I know it’s a place of torture, and I don’t want to be tortured, but I’m just wondering.
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For many year's I thought along the same line's as you. But after the year's past by I realised that I was getting nowhere fast, so I abandoned trying to do anything for God.

Then the most amazing thing happened. The light befriended me, because I stopped trying to prove I was worthy.
 
Untitled said:
For many year's I thought along the same line's as you. But after the year's past by I realised that I was getting nowhere fast, so I abandoned trying to do anything for God.

Then the most amazing thing happened. The light befriended me, because I stopped trying to prove I was worthy.
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Greetings @Untitled if you dont mind me asking, how are you now?
 
Briana,

At your age it's difficult to see the end of things. When I was 18 and just out of high school, I couldn't see down the road when I would turn 40. So today it has been 22 years since I've been out of High School and 20 years from now I'll be in my 60's. When I look at the obituaries I see so many people dying young, esp. in their 60's. So what am I getting at?

You will change and see things differently as you age. Right now I think you're more curious than serious about God and our final state. Believe and find a group of young people in a good church and learn about life in terms of Jesus' Word, read about him. Get out of your head, pray - for understanding and wisdom to do the right thing-s, let good thoughts into it.

Look at what Paul said in Romans 7:15-25...(NLT)

I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good.

So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.

But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.

I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?

Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
 
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Untitled said:
Tired & fatigued.

I would very much like for God to end my life now, so I can leave this awful society behind.
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There are a lot and so much more reason to get discouraged in this world that we are in but we have given the freedom to look at it and be dismayed or to look at it with gratefulness in our heart because we are alive.

Sometimes we just to widen our horizons, look on the brighter side and be grateful of what we have.
 
Jellani said:
There are a lot and so much more reason to get discouraged in this world that we are in but we have given the freedom to look at it and be dismayed or to look at it with gratefulness in our heart because we are alive.

Sometimes we just to widen our horizons, look on the brighter side and be grateful of what we have.
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If you look at it honestly, we don't actually have anything. Even our bodies are not our own, nothing in this universe is ours. But why do we believe we can buy & sell that which is not owned by us?
 
Untitled said:
Because sharing doesn't turn a profit.
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Think about the happy, grateful faces.
Lololol I remember so well when I was 8. My brother was 16 and always shared candy. I had a roll of candy and he wanted one. No. It's mine.
My dad said: How can you be so selfish? Give him one. He always gives you some.
Hmmmmmmm okay that makes sense. But only one!
 
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