Believing in God does not gain anyone heaven.
Being pro-life does not gain anyone heaven.
Believing in "intelligent design" does not gain anyone heaven.
Doing good deeds does not gain anyone heaven.
Praying into the air to appear spiritual does not gain anyone heaven.
The only way to heaven is to confess our own sinfulness and desire to be changed by God into a new creation. If there is no change in someone's character after becoming a Christian there was no born-again experience. It was all just words to fit into a group of people.
Our churches are full of these kinds of people who have joined a club but have no interest in Christ or His principles. In fact these people become agitated when we attempt to show them scripture that proves their thinking is false.
Matthew 7:21-23
I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Notice verse 21, "the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" is the one who is saved from hell.
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