Only those who are obedient to God while living on earth will receive a reward in heaven. There the righteous who have been saved and made perfect by God will enjoy eternal life.
| Matthew 19:21 |
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow me. (KJV) |
| Mark 10:21 |
Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him,
and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go your way,
sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you
will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and
follow Me." |
| Philippians 3:14,17,20 |
I press on toward the goal
to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in
Christ Jesus.... Join with others in following my example,
brothers, and take note of those who live according to the
pattern we gave you.... But our citizenship is in
heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord
Jesus Christ, (NIV) |
| Hebrews 12:23 |
to the general assembly and
church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven , to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, |
| 1 Peter 1:3-5 |
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten
us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, to an inheritance
incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away,
reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of
God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the
last time. |
| John 10:27,28 |
"My sheep hear My voice, and I
know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal
life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand." |
| 1 Timothy 6:11,12 |
But
you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,
gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on
eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. |
| 1 John 2:24,25 |
Therefore let that abide in you which you
heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning
abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in
the Father. And this is the promise that He has promised
us -- eternal life. |
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