Where Does the Spirit of a Man Go After Death

For those who have wondered what happens to the spirit of a person who has died, God makes it clear.

Those who trust in themselves without Christ have no hope of life in heaven after they die. The wonderful thing is that it is so easy to gain heaven that most people think it is too easy.

God said if we believe in Him, place our trust in Him, and what He did for us on that cruel cross, He will save us, completely transform us and keep us saved until He comes for us. He does all the work in us, all the cleansing and all the keeping of us. All we have to do is trust in HIm.

Trusting in Him does not mean going to church, reading your Bible enough, speaking about Him or anything else we do. It means believing Him when He said He died to pay for our sins and we must trust Him to change us into a new creation.

The spirits of those who have died either go to heaven or hell, depending on whether or not they have trusted in Christ. Those who have trusted in Christ go to heaven, and those who do not go to hell.

2 Corinthians 5:8 "
Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord."

Luke 16:19-31 "19 "There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man 's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham 's side. The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’"

Pride is the ruination of any person; it prevents people from doing the easy thing to avoid having to admit their own sinful hearts. Pride does nothing good; it merely keeps people in bondage to themselves and their weak and beggarly self-regard.

Those who have trusted Christ understand the incredible freedom they have from sin and from the influences of those who would buffet them because they love Christ.

Bondage to sin is far greater than unsaved people realize; it robs them of everything joyous and creative.

Christ has all the answers; He knows our hearts perfectly and what we need better than we know ourselves. People lie to themselves; they think they are good when they are not. They think they deserve heaven when they have only boasted of themselves without Christ or anyone else as their priority.

Sin is slavery, and freedom in Christ is release from that bondage. Unsaved people do not know they are in bondage; the devil has convinced them that sin is freedom, but it is the worst kind of enslavement.

Galatians 5:1 "5 It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery."

John 8:36 "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."