Many times, when I ask someone “Are you going to Heaven when you die?” The answer is “I HOPE SO”.
Well, let’s see what the Bible says:
First you must admit you are lost. The Lord Jesus said “For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. “ Matthew 18:11
Second Realize you need to be saved. You can’t earn your way to Heaven.
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Third Understand that God has provided the way. The Lord Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
You need to understand the true gospel.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
When you believe HE Died, was buried, and rose again, ascending bodily into Heaven you must act upon it. The way is explained in Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Confess your sin? No! Confess that the Lord Jesus was/is God.
Then you will be “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”. Titus 2:13
Now the question “ARE YOU GOING TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE?”
The answer “YES”. Know you will be there.