One Door To Heaven
The truly good news is that this same, loving and just God also provided an escape for that punishment by sending his son, Jesus, to Earth. Jesus’ sole purpose was to bear the punishment for all the sins of the world. He alone is our "door" to heaven. There is no other way in. Although Jesus was the son of God, He became a man just like us, yet he never sinned.
Jesus lived a perfect life, died willingly on a cross to pay the penalty for our sins, was raised from the dead, and now lives in heaven. An innocent man took the blame for our sinfulness. This act of God is described in John 3:16-17 like this: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
Jesus’ death on the cross erased our sins and removed the one barrier separating us from a relationship with Him. He became our salvation. Romans 5:8 states: "God demonstrates His own love toward us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
This is how a loving and just God dealt with the problem of our sin. He provided the one and only way to heaven–through belief and trust in God's son, Jesus, as our Lord and Savior. In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." You must receive Him in order to live in heaven after you die. There is no exception.
