People who believe in God want to receive salvation and go to heaven. The bible says that the blessings God stored in heaven for His chosen ones are written, “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”—the things God has prepared for those who love him—“.

Looking forward to the unimaginable place, we are walking this life of desert. In this spiritual journey, there is one thing that many people fail to ask. Am I qualified to enter the heaven? Will God allow me to be his chosen ones? Contrarily, people tend to think I will surely enter heaven since I have faith in Jesus Christ. Is this true? Is the faith in Jesus the only criterion to enter the heaven? How can we be sure about this?

If we do not ask these questions and find answers for these questions, we might have to face a rude awakening in front of the heaven’s gate by being told by God, “I don’t know you.” If this is the case, there would be no more time or chance for us to repent. Our fate has already been decided and it is irrevocable.

Therefore, before this moment comes, we have to seriously ask if my conviction for salvation and heaven is based on the undeniable truth or not. In finding answer to these questions, what is most important is not our thoughts or opinions. It is God who has all the authorities and power to make such decision. Therefore, we have to ask God if we are qualified enough to enter the heaven.

Let us find through the bible what is God’s standard which he use to make the decision for salvation. Who can enter heaven in God’s eyes? Jesus says that faith alone is not enough to enter heaven.

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Here we can see the criterion that God uses for salvation? It is not just faith in God, but God asks action combined to the faith. Jesus clearly says that we have to “do the will of God” to enter the heaven. For this reason, James too emphasize that the faith alone is not sufficient. Rather we have to show our faith through our action suitable for the faith.

James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. 20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?

Here we can know our faith can be made complete through our action and then we can enter the heaven. Then what are the will of God that we have to do to show our faith? Those are the teachings of God. God gave us a lot of teachings for our blessings and those commands of God are the will of God for us so that we can be saved. If we name a couple of things, one of them is the Passover.

To give us the forgiveness of sins and eternal life, Jesus taught us to keep the Passover. (Matthew 26:17-28, John 6:53) And also Jesus and disciples gave us lessons through their deeds too. According to the bible Jesus and Apostles kept the Sabbath as day of worship. (Luke 4:16, Acts 17:2) Also, God gave us a lot of commands that we have to follow as people of God. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) All these are the will of God for our salvation.

Jesus says that a tree can be known through the fruits it bears. Likewise, our faith in God can be weighed through the deed we do. If we keep the law and commands of God, we will be the people who can inherit the kingdom of heaven. On the contrary, if we practice lawlessness by observing the teachings and traditions of man, we would be considered as evildoers who cannot enter the heaven. Now let us prove our faith in God through our action by doing the will of God. Then God will accept us in heaven with His arms open for us.