Ever wondered how to go to Heaven? Here’s how you can know for sure! The gospel – which means “good news” – is God’s announcement that people who are far away from Him may be brought near by the work of His Son, Jesus Christ. Christ’s resurrection gives a sure hope of eternal life to everyone who believes this good news that God has sent His Son as the Savior of the world.

1. God loves you!

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). God loves you and has an awesome plan for your life!

2. No one is good enough to go to Heaven.

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Our sins have separated us from God. God has given man the ability to choose right from wrong. We have all chosen to sin, and our sins keep us from God. No one is good enough to go to heaven on their own merit! No matter how many good things we do, we still fall short.

3. Sin must be paid for.

“For the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23a). “Wages” means payment. Just as good is rewarded, there is punishment for wrong. The payment for our sin is eternal death in a place called Hell. If we continue living the way we do, we will die and be without God forever.

4. The good news is that Jesus Christ paid for our sins!

“…but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23b).

“But God commendeth [demonstrated] his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

5. We need to pray and ask God for help.

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).Everlasting life is a gift purchased by the blood of Jesus and offered freely to those who call upon Him by faith. Here’s a sample prayer for you: (Remember that words don’t save you, but your faith in Jesus Christ does!)

“Dear God, I know I’m a sinner. If I died today, I would not go to Heaven. Please forgive me for my sins. Please come into my life, save my soul from Hell, and be my Savior. I’m trusting you, and you alone, to take me to Heaven when I die. Thank you for saving me, Jesus. Amen!”

6. New life in Jesus Christ!

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). An awesome life begins when we receive Christ as our Savior! If you made a decision to trust Christ as Savior after reading this, we’d love to celebrate with you! You can contact us via email or phone. God bless you!

We believe the Bible and teach it to be perfectly true. Every belief and teaching of Western Shore Free Baptist Church flows from God’s Word! It is the revealed Word of God, fully and verbally inspired of God. All 66 books of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, are inerrant and infallible. God inspired every word, and has preserved them through the ages.

We believe in one God, who is eternal, self-existent, infinite, and unchanging. We believe He has one nature, one essence, and one substance, yet manifests Himself to man in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; I Timothy 1:17; James 1:17; I John 4:4).

We believe that Jesus Christ is eternally God and that He possesses all attributes of Deity. He is the one and only Savior of mankind, virgin born, and that His purpose was to reveal God, redeem men, and rule over God’s kingdom. We believe Jesus Christ never “gave up” His Deity, but was God and man at the same time.

We believe He lived a perfect, sinless life, at the end of which He was offered for all mankind as a substitutionary sacrifice for man’s sin. This sacrifice was a fair payment to God for the forgiveness of sin. It was activated by His death through the shedding of His blood on the cross and was accepted by God upon His resurrection.

We believe He ascended into Heaven after His resurrection to be seated at the right hand of the Father, waiting for the time of receiving His church at the rapture, and returning seven years later to earth to rule and reign as King for 1,000 years (Psalm 2:7-9; Isaiah 7:14, 9:6, 43:11; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:25; Luke 1:26-35; John 1:1, 1:3, 14, 18, 29; Romans 3:19-25; Romans 5:6-15; Philippians 2:5-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Timothy 2:5; I Timothy 3:16; Titus 2:10-15; Hebrews 7:26, 9:24-28; I Peter 1:19, 2:2; I John 1:3; Revelation 20:1-6).

We believe the Holy Spirit of God is a Person who has all the attributes of Deity. We believe the Holy Spirit has always been involved in the affairs of mankind. However, we believe He also has a special ministry which began at Pentecost and will continue until the last days. This ministry includes convicting the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. The Holy Spirit was also sent to regenerate, sanctify, seal, and fill all who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:5-6; John 14:16; Acts 1:5; Acts 11:15; I Corinthians 3:16; I Corinthians 6:19-20; I Corinthians 12:13).

We believe all men were born with an inherited sin nature received from our common ancestor, Adam. We believe that because of his nature, man is a sinner by choice, and he is totally incapable of stopping sinful behaviour by himself. We believe the only hope of deliverance for man is a total change of mind concerning his sinful condition and inability to change it, and a turning to Jesus Christ as the only Savior. We believe that only through the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ on the cross can a man be delivered from his sin. We believe that all those who reject Jesus Christ as their Savior are already condemned to an eternity in the lake of fire (Genesis 5:1-5; Acts 4:19; Acts 16:31; Romans 3:10-23; Romans 5:6-12; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-6; Revelation 20:11-14).

We believe the church started at Pentecost. We believe the local church is God’s only institution to carry out His work today. We believe the local church is made of members who have been saved and baptized according to the command of Christ, and have voluntarily united together for the purposes of worship, fellowship, and service. We believe all true believers will be taken up at the Rapture, just prior to the Tribulation (Matthew 16:16-18; Acts 1:15; Acts 2:41-43; Acts 11:15; Acts 20:28; I Corinthians 15: 51-58; Ephesians 1:12-14; Ephesians 5:25-30; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Timothy 3:4-15).

We believe in the literal interpretation of the Scriptures in their grammatical and historical context. We believe in the pre-tribulational Rapture of the church saints, followed by the seven-year Tribulation. We believe in the pre-millennial return of Christ to the earth and His literal rule of one thousand years. Following this one thousand years is the Great White Throne Judgment, and a new heaven and earth (I Corinthians 15:51-58; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Thessalonians 5:1-9; Revelation 19-22).