Have you checked your destination?

Most people have not given their destination in life many thoughts. With destination I mean what happens after death. Some think there is nothing after death, so I dont need to worry. Others think, there is something, but I don’t know what it is, but I will find out when it happens. Others again think we all end up in heaven anyway. Like the saying: all roads leads to Rome, they think all ways of life, and all religions end up in heaven.

The Bible however, teaches us that there is only two kind of gates out of this life. One is the gate of Heaven, the other is the gates of Hell. So in contrast to the view that all roads leads to heaven, there is only ONE way to heaven, and only one gate. To Hell however there are many roads. Thats why the bible talks about the GATES of hell in plural, and the GATE of heaven in singular. The only way, and the only gate that leads to heaven is Jesus. He said I AM the door. And I am the way. All other gates, and all other ways leads to Hell.

So how do we check our destination? How can we know where we end up? If you follow your own way / will, or some other religion or philosophy, your destination is hell. But if you follow Jesus, and his will and way, you will end up in heaven. Remember that Jesus is the only one that has come down from heaven, and he is the only one that knows the way back. He said, take up your cross and follow after me. Where did Jesus go? He died, so we must die. He was buried, so we must bury. He resurrected, so we must resurrect. We die in repentance, we are buried in baptism, and we resurrect by receiving his spirit.