WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM!!!

Do you want to go to heaven?  Yes, you say, but how?  The answer is by faith in the finished work of Jesus on your behalf, the One who was crucified for your sins, was buried, and was raised to life by His Father (Jn. 1:12; 3:14-17; 19:30; Acts 16:31; Rom. 6:23; 10:8-13; 1 Cor. 15:3-4; Heb. 4:3; etc.)!

Does that mean Jesus did all that was necessary for me to have eternal life?  YES!  Then why do all religions say we must avoid evil and do good, in order to be saved?  Because all religions are wrong!  Let's look at what the Bible says about salvation based upon our works:

"But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;).  And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:  that in the ages to come, He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.   For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:  not of works, lest any man should boast.  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them" (Eph. 2:4-10).

"But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.  This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men" (Titus. 3:4-8).

Notice that works follow salvation, or are the result of an individual receiving the free gift of salvation!  We are not God's children because we deserve to be, but because it is His will that we be:  "Which were born (born again - see Jn. 3:3-9), not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God" (Jn. 1:13).

And yet, even though we are now God's children because we have believed God's Word, we still are not worthy to be so called!  We still fall short; we still sin (Rom. 3:23; 7:15-25)!  Although God wants us to be perfect or holy (Mt. 5:48; 1 Pet. 1:16), He does not expect us to be YET!  John wrote: 

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is" (1 Jn. 3:2).