It can be said that the fight to live a Godly life is so difficult that no one will ever be saved. Living a life that pleases God is really a mission impossible for human beings. It should be obvious that we need the help of a higher power every day if we are to find success.
We have thousands of reasons why the average person can never reach the life that leads to Heaven. One issue is the wealth that people possess in America or dream of possessing. It is a fact that poor people have a better chance for salvation because they do not have as much to give up for the cause of the gospel.
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? James 2:5
Many of our churches even teach their people to ask God for material things. This is going the wrong direction if we want to go toward Heaven.
Remember a few years ago when the owner of Huster magazine publicly declared his conversion to Christianity? A few weeks later he publicly denounced his belief in the Savior. Someone had noticed that his life was the same as it had always been and informed him that he could not be saved with his lifestyle. He claimed that no one had previously told him he must give up anything, but all he had to do was believe in the Savior.
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.Matt 6:24
Many Americans have been told all they had to do was believe in the Savior. The truth is that they must also serve Him with their life. Jesus was talking to a rich man one day and he told him to give away his money. When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." Matt 19:22
Death to this world is the most overlooked truth in the Bible.
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