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Old 05-10-2017, 01:21 PM
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Entrance into Heaven depends on whether a person has repented of his sins and put his faith in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-10 says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

We are saved by God's grace and receive this salvation by faith, but we are saved for the purpose of doing good works. Our status in Heaven will depend solely on how faithfully we carry out the work God gives us to do. A person who has had a hard life and one who has had an easy life have exactly the same opportunity to serve God.
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