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According to the Bible, is it difficult to get into heaven?
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<blockquote data-quote="St_Worm2" data-source="post: 73594071" data-attributes="member: 511"><p>Hi again Saramae, the Bible indicates that all who are saved, both before and after the time of Messiah, were saved by God's mercy and grace through faith in what He 1. was going to do or 2. what He did. IOW, those who lived before the time of Jesus looked forward in faith to His day, just like we now look back in faith to all that He did to save us. However, as [USER=20522]@Radagast[/USER] has already pointed out for us, some of the details about how those who predate Christ are saved are a bit sketchy (because the information that we have in regard to this is limited, nevertheless, God has told us all that we need to know, and more, to be saved).</p><p></p><p>You might enjoy reading this short passage, <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16%3A19-31&version=NASB" target="_blank"><em><u><span style="color: #0000ff">Luke 16:19-31</span></u></em></a>, because it's here that Jesus gives us an insider's look (if you will) at what the afterlife was like for people before His Resurrection, for both OT "saints" (those who will be saved), and OT "reprobates" (those who will be condemned).</p><p></p><p>As for being given a "chance" to repent and to be saved, that's what 'this' life is for, and it won't be offered again apparently .. cf <em><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A27&version=NASB" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">Hebrews 9:27</span></u></a></em>. As the Bible tells us, in both the OT and the New, "<em>Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart</em>" as the Israelites did in the rebellion, as those who will never "<em>enter His rest</em>" because of <em>unbelief</em> .. e.g. <em><u><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+95%3A7-11%3B+Hebrews+3%3A15-19%3B+Mark+16%3A16%3B+John+3%3A18&version=NKJV" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">Psalm 95:7-11; Hebrews 3:15-19 cf Mark 16:16; John 3:18</span></a></u></em>.</p><p></p><p>Yours and His,</p><p>David</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">John 3</span></span></em></strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">16 God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.</span></span></em></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="St_Worm2, post: 73594071, member: 511"] Hi again Saramae, the Bible indicates that all who are saved, both before and after the time of Messiah, were saved by God's mercy and grace through faith in what He 1. was going to do or 2. what He did. IOW, those who lived before the time of Jesus looked forward in faith to His day, just like we now look back in faith to all that He did to save us. However, as [USER=20522]@Radagast[/USER] has already pointed out for us, some of the details about how those who predate Christ are saved are a bit sketchy (because the information that we have in regard to this is limited, nevertheless, God has told us all that we need to know, and more, to be saved). You might enjoy reading this short passage, [URL='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16%3A19-31&version=NASB'][I][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Luke 16:19-31[/COLOR][/U][/I][/URL], because it's here that Jesus gives us an insider's look (if you will) at what the afterlife was like for people before His Resurrection, for both OT "saints" (those who will be saved), and OT "reprobates" (those who will be condemned). As for being given a "chance" to repent and to be saved, that's what 'this' life is for, and it won't be offered again apparently .. cf [I][URL='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A27&version=NASB'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Hebrews 9:27[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/I]. As the Bible tells us, in both the OT and the New, "[I]Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart[/I]" as the Israelites did in the rebellion, as those who will never "[I]enter His rest[/I]" because of [I]unbelief[/I] .. e.g. [I][U][URL='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+95%3A7-11%3B+Hebrews+3%3A15-19%3B+Mark+16%3A16%3B+John+3%3A18&version=NKJV'][COLOR=#0000ff]Psalm 95:7-11; Hebrews 3:15-19 cf Mark 16:16; John 3:18[/COLOR][/URL][/U][/I]. Yours and His, David [INDENT][B][I][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=5]John 3[/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/B] [I][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=5]16 God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.[/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/INDENT] [COLOR=#ffffff].[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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