One must be baptized into Christ:

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned” Mark 16, and verse 16.

“And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on His Name” Acts 22, and verse 16.

“…which also after a true likeness doth now save you, (even) baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ” 1 Peter, chapter 3, verse 21.

But that’s not all—

One must be faithful for life:

“And ye shall be hated of all men for My Name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved” Matthew 10, verse 22.

“For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: 8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved His appearing” 2 Timothy, chapter 4, verses 6 through 8.

“Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life” Revelation, chapter 2, and verse 10.

Now, we must ask a very serious question: “If you have not done the things mentioned in all of these verses for salvation, are you saved?” What do you think the answer is, according to what the Bible says? The answer is, “No.” If you have NOT done the things mentioned in all of these verses for salvation, you…are not…saved. Those are not my words. Those are not my opinions. That is what God’s Word says on the subject. The Bible says that there is only one way to obtain salvation. If you are going to be in harmony with the Bible, then you have to obey what it says.

Now, up to this point in our lesson this morning, we’ve established some things…from the Scriptures:

There is One God.

There is one church.

There is one way of salvation.

Now, what can we observe from God’s Word, then, about who will go to heaven? First of all, heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people. Jesus said in John 14, verses 1 through 6,that there are many mansions in His Father’s house, and that He was going to go and prepare a place for us, that…WE could be where HE is.

We also read in the Bible that only those who are IN Christ will be in heaven:

Paul wrote in Romans 8, verse 1,“There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are IN Christ Jesus.”

John said in 1 John 5:11 that “eternal life is IN His Son”—is IN God’s Son.

Revelation 14, verse 13, we read, “And I heard the voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die IN the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.”

“Blessed (be) the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly (places) IN Christ” Ephesians 1, and verse 3.