My wife just said that if "being as a child" (MT 18:3) was all that's required for heaven, then I'm a shoo-in
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Judging by your avatar, I think she was just stating a fact.
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It means you have accepted Jesus as your personal Savior and are now a child of God.
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Boy, would I feel foolish for living a good Christian life.\n\nSeriously, I would feel good knowing that people like you would make it to heaven.\n\n(no offense intended, I seem to remember that you are not a believer in God, and that was my intent - that non-believers like yourself would make it to heaven)
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I wish I had my old account right now, because on one of my questions, an answerer posted the actual bible verses that stated that children born of unwed parents were denied the kingdom of heaven for seven generations--that means not just them, but all their descendants until their great,great, great,great,great, grandchildren
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Yes I am, praise the Lord. I am now 23 years old, and was led to a Bible Believing Baptist church at age 14. After a childhood of foster homes...abuse, sexual and physical by family members, I was asked to ride the bus by a close friend. I was so lost and down by what was going on around me, I had nowhere else to turn...I kept going and about 3 months later, I was saved by the Blood of my Jesus Christ. I also met my hubby there. We have been married for 4 years, adn I am incredibly blessed to have such a good Christian man, and three wonderful kids.
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I had a daughter that passed away as at 10 months old. The first initial shock was horrible for them. They were ages 5,7,9,and 13. There is really no easy answer. Our family has a very strong faith in God. We also bought a book called " What is heaven?" We sat down and read this as a family. It talked about how our body is just a place for our soul/spirit to live when our body wears out our soul goes on to heaven. I reassured our children that our daughter lives on in heaven and if we love God we will all be together again. We talked about happy memories, and fun things.... things about our Emmy that made us laugh. Our daughter died on christmas eve day. It was very difficult to be happy. We didn't want christmas to be a tragedy for our children. The same day she died, we took our children sledding. They seemed to have lots of fun, yet there were times of sadness for them. We had our christmas just like any other christmas, and yes, we were all still very sad. When we had our baby's calling we asked that stuffed animals and balloons be sent instead of flowers. Although it was a hard time, there was a reason to celebrate. What better present to receive than our daughter being with Jesus on his birthday. The funeral was beautiful. Hundreds and hundreds of stuffed animals were everywhere. Brightly colored balloons made the funeral home look like a party instead of a mourning.There was crying but there was also smiles and laughs. At the cemetary we let all of the balloons go, sending them to our angel. We gave each of our children one stuffed animal each and the rest were donated to the best childrens hospital, Riley Hosital for children in Indianapolis. We took the stuffed animals there. It took 12 large oversized white trashbags with beautiful ribbon to transport them. It was a blessing seeing the love that came from our small town community. I'm sure that those toys brought many smiles at that hospital. Take your child out to buy the biggest, brightest balloon that you can find. Together, write a message to grandma on paper and tie it to the balloon. Take it to an open area, and let your child send it to grandma. When the balloon is out of sight then grandma has received her message. Do it on special occassions, or just anytime. This may bring a little bit of peace to your childs heart! My prayers are with you and your family.
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I am a Christian so I would be taken to heaven with Christ
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I'll be in heaven because I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord.
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I KNOW THAT I WILL GO TO HEAVEN WHEN I DIE BECOUSE I HAVE JESUS IN MY LIFE
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I agree. Our lord heavenly father, is the most merciful, loving caring GOD!! I believe he put us on this earth as a test. HE wants to know if we are really trusting him. I can't wait till I see HIM. My one wish in my life is to give Jesus a hug. I think that would be an awsome gift to GOD for me. I think my lord is always here to protect us. HE wants us to learn from our mistakes, and wrong turns. HE is just so forgiving,and always true that he promises a good life to us, when He has already given us enough. I would just dream of giving HIM a hug. I am only 12 years old and can't wait to give HIM a hug. I hope you don't mind getting this from a 12 year old, but I can't wait. I've got big dreams and GOD will guide me all the way!!! Aint it great!!!
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perhaps, more importantly i think those points are going to come in handy getting into heaven!
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Could you put your name in this verse and believe it...\n\nFor God so Loved Pete that give His only begotten Son that if Pete would believe in Him He would give Pete eternal life... Can you do that? If you can you have life not will have it but you have it now. You are just as assured of being with God in heaven right now as if you were already there...   Jim
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Just waking and up an breathing and seeing my wife next to me... and healthy childern..   I am  so thankful for that..  =)
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Gosh, how do you get such a depressing reasoning out of the religions?  We're being tested here on earth, and it gets tough, but life isn't just all about pain and suffering, hopefully.  Maybe yours is though??  There are still so many wonderful things in life to celebrate, and having a baby is one of them.  I have a little 11 months old, and he is the light of my life, and I will never regret bringing him into this world.  Life in this world is not the perfect state, but we are all going toward that perfect state - the afterlife - but what we do in this life will reflect our next one.  If you are so sad, and have such a bad outlook on your life, I hope you get some relief in family and friends.  Children are the most wonderful thing in this world, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
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I see myself in Heaven...
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This is your heaven if you want it to be, try living by the bible.
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There is a scripture that says you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven unless you are like a child, so they qualify automatically, same as a child.