I've seen in the Gospel many different things Jesus said you must do in order to get into Heaben.
The Bible tells us about a relationship with our Creator - that He loves His creation in man and that man fell into a state of sin and death in the begining. All mankind has inherited that sin and death through Adam, and only one man was ever born not inheriting that nature of sin and death. It was Jesus who was born of God's Spirit and the woman Mary. Because He did not inherit the nature of Adam, He was able to stay in communion with God at all times and obey Him in being the sacrifice for our sin and death. Jesus giving His life for ours is the good news, "gospel", of the Bible, giving mankind the opportunity to become "sons of God ", to be His family, again as those redeemed - bought back with His blood and suffering..
Ro 5:17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is Gods wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
18 Yes, Adams one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christs one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.
Ive seen him say you must drink his blood and eat his flesh
This is symbolic in meaning, as they were partaking of the sacrificial Passover Lamb which was part of the Old Testament law for covering of sins. The innocent shed blood of the lamb covered the sins of the people of Israael as long as the remembered what God had done for them in freeing them from the slavery of Egypt.Today, we a freed from the slavery that the sin nature and death is to mankind. The wine they drank was symbolic of His shed blood for theirs and our sins.
1 Corinthians 11:23 ¶ For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread
24 and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.
25 In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant between God and his peoplean agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.
26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lords death until he comes again.
I've read that you must believe that he was the son of God
Colossians 2:9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.
10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
1John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
1Timothy 2:5 For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanitythe man Christ Jesus.
I've read that if you dont feed the poor, Jesus will say that what you did to the least of my brothers, that you did unto me, and then send you to hell.
No, it does not say that,but that we should help the poor with food clothing, shelter, etc, but it is not tied with salvation. The parable illustrates to us that we are to die to our selfish lives and be able to give. The old nature of the flesh that still dwells in our bodies fights against against the spirit that God gives us when we ask Him for His Son's forgiveness and His help through the "new birth", spiritually - being "born again" as a new person in Christ.
If God truly dwells within our hearts, we naturally follow that Spirit He gives us into doing good works for others even though the good works are not the way to being saved. Salvation is the free gift of God through Christ.
I JOHN 3:16-19 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us.
2Corinthians 5:17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
John 3:5 Jesus replied, I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.
6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.
7 So dont be surprised when I say, You must be born again.
I've heard him say to inherit the kingdom of God, you must give up all of your possessions and follow him.
We must be ready to prove who or what is our true God, and we are told to be content with whatever we have - not that we cannot have material possessions and money. We are warned to not love money and the power that comes with it more than God. Did anyone have more than Solomon? No, but if we make money or anything esle come before our love and respect for God, then that is an idol to us and needs to be gotten rid of.
Philippians 4:11 Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.
12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.
13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Hebrews 13:5 Dont love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.
1Ti 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Is it all of these? Are there more things you must do?
[/quote] We submit ourselves to God just as we are without an plea other than our great need to be saved from our own sinful natures. He is ready to save us if we really want Him in our lives in truth, but not just as something we possess. It is He that creates and gives us each day of life, and we should be thankful and willing to love Him back by showing obedience to His word. He has given us the word to help us, though, not to condemn us, but that we may grow and learn the fruit of His Spirit.
Matthew 12:30 And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.
31 The second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. No other commandment is greater than these.
Romans 8:1 ¶ So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
2 And because you belong to him, the power of the lifegiving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.
Romans 10:9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
11 As the Scriptures tell us, Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.
