Why Good People Don't Go to Heaven

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Why Good PeopleDon’t Go to Heaven

The Most Misunderstood Truth in Christianity

Why Salvation Is Not Earned, But Received

Millions of people believe heaven is the reward for living a decent, moral, and sincere life. Scripture presents a very different message.

Why Good People Don’t Go to Heaven examines one of the most misunderstood truths in Christianity: salvation is not earned by morality, religion, church membership, baptism, commandment keeping, or good intentions.

Eternal life is the gift of God, received by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

Perhaps you have said, “I am a good person.”

Perhaps you believe your good deeds will outweigh your failures.

Perhaps you have attended church, been baptized, kept religious rules, and tried your best to live correctly.

These things may have value, but none of them can remove sin or make a person righteous before God.

Only Christ can save.

Format: Digital PDF Book
Length: Approximately 64 Pages
Category: Gospel, Salvation, Christian Living and Evangelism
Contents: Foreword, Introduction, 38 Chapters, Conclusion and Six Appendices
Audience: Seekers, new believers, church members and anyone seeking assurance of salvation
Publisher: Rescue Ministries International

Discover Why Human Goodness Cannot Save

  • Understand what Scripture means when it says that none is righteous.
  • See why good deeds cannot cancel guilt before a holy God.
  • Examine why morality and sincerity are not enough to save.
  • Learn why religion, church membership and baptism cannot replace Christ.
  • Understand why keeping commandments cannot earn eternal life.
  • Discover the meaning of grace alone, faith alone and Christ alone.
  • Learn the difference between repentance and self-improvement.
  • Find biblical assurance of eternal life through Jesus Christ.

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Good People Need the Gospel Too

The gospel is not merely for people whose lives appear broken.

It is for every person who has sinned, whether respected or rejected, religious or irreligious, moral or immoral.

Heaven is not earned by people who become good enough.

It is received by people who trust completely in Jesus Christ.

Inside the Book

Thirty-eight Bible-centered chapters guide the reader from confidence in human goodness to confidence in the finished work of Jesus Christ.

  1. Foreword
    Why This Book May Challenge Everything You Thought About Heaven
  2. Introduction
    The Question Everyone Is Asking
  3. The Problem of Human Goodness
  4. Chapter 1
    “I’m a Good Person”
  5. Chapter 2
    Measuring Ourselves by Other People
  6. Chapter 3
    What Does God Call Good?
  7. Chapter 4
    The Hidden Pride of Human Goodness
  8. Chapter 5
    The Bad News Before the Good News
  9. Chapter 6
    None Righteous, No Not One
  10. Chapter 7
    One Sin Is Enough
  11. Why Human Effort Cannot Save
  12. Chapter 8
    Why Good Deeds Cannot Cancel Sin
  13. Chapter 9
    Why Morality Cannot Save
  14. Chapter 10
    Why Religion Cannot Save
  15. Chapter 11
    Why Church Membership Cannot Save
  16. Chapter 12
    Why Baptism Cannot Save
  17. Chapter 13
    Why Keeping the Commandments Cannot Save
  18. Chapter 14
    Why Sabbath Keeping Cannot Save
  19. Chapter 15
    Why Good Intentions Cannot Save
  20. Chapter 16
    Why Sincerity Is Not Enough
  21. The Grace of God in Jesus Christ
  22. Chapter 17
    Grace: God’s Greatest Gift
  23. Chapter 18
    Christ Did What We Never Could
  24. Chapter 19
    The Cross: Where Justice and Mercy Met
  25. Chapter 20
    Saved by Grace Alone
  26. Chapter 21
    Through Faith Alone
  27. Chapter 22
    Christ Alone
  28. Chapter 23
    Not By Works
  29. Common Objections and Misunderstandings
  30. Chapter 24
    “If I Try My Best…”
  31. Chapter 25
    “God Knows My Heart”
  32. Chapter 26
    “All Religions Lead to God”
  33. Chapter 27
    “My Good Will Outweigh My Bad”
  34. Chapter 28
    “I’ve Been a Christian All My Life”
  35. Chapter 29
    Can Someone Lose Salvation?
  36. Chapter 30
    What About Those Who Never Heard?
  37. Receiving and Living the Gospel
  38. Chapter 31
    Repentance Is Not Self-Improvement
  39. Chapter 32
    Faith That Saves
  40. Chapter 33
    The New Birth
  41. Chapter 34
    Good Works After Salvation
  42. Chapter 35
    Assurance of Eternal Life
  43. Chapter 36
    If You Died Tonight…
  44. Chapter 37
    The Invitation of Jesus
  45. Chapter 38
    Heaven’s Open Door
  46. Conclusion
    Trusting Christ Instead of Yourself
  47. Appendices A to F
    Additional Gospel Studies, Scriptures and Evangelistic Resources

“You don’t have to be perfect to go to Heaven. You just have to trust the One who is.”

Why Good People Don’t Go to Heaven

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