How to Be Certain You're Going to Heaven - Part 3
6/1/202622 min
The greatest gift you've ever been given wasn't bought in a store, yet it cost the Giver everything. In this message, Pastor Rick explains why Jesus had to come to earth and die so that you could be made right with God—and how you can accept his great gift of grace.
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[upbeat music] Are heaven and hell real places, and what are they like? Today, on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren, we bring our series called Eternal Realities, Heaven and Hell, to a close. In these lessons, Rick shares what the Bible says about heaven and hell, and how you can be absolutely certain you'll go to heaven. As we wrap up, here's the final part of a message called How to Be Certain You're Going to Heaven.
Rick Warren· Host0:30
Look at the next verse. This is a very important verse. Got some heavy-duty theology terms in it, but I'll explain them. It says, "We are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Now circle the word justified and the word redemption, 'cause those are the two things you gotta have in order to get into heaven. So let me explain them. What does it mean to be justified? The Bible says Jesus Christ, when he died for you, justified you. What does that mean? Well, justified means just as if I'd never sinned. That's what it means. Justification. Justify means just as if I'd never sinned. It's more than forgiveness. It means it's forgotten. It's wiped out. It's like it's didn't even happen. Let me give you an example. Let's say while we're in here in church, um, some kids go out and they take tire irons and they beat up my car. They just tear it to smithereens, and security catches them and brings them in here. And I say, "Now, you know, you guys, God's