Do Good Works Send You to Hell?

The Deception That Damns

You've heard it a thousand times: "I'm a good person. God will let me into heaven."

This is the deadliest lie ever believed.

Romans 2:6 warns: "Who will render to every man according to his deeds"

Here's the shocking truth: You're not saved by works – you're LOST by them.

Why Your Best Isn't Good Enough

James 2:10 destroys all hope in human goodness:

"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all"

One sin. One failure. That's all it takes.

Think about it:

• You've lied (guilty)
• You've coveted (guilty)
• You've had hateful thoughts (guilty)
• You've put yourself before God (guilty)

Your good deeds? They're evidence against you, not for you.

The Courtroom You Can't Win

Ecclesiastes 12:14 exposes the terrifying truth:

"For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil"

Every secret sin. Every hidden thought. Every selfish motive behind your "good" deeds.

When lost people stand before God at the Great White Throne Judgment, Revelation 20:12 describes their fate:

"And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works"

The verdict? The lake of fire.

Your Heart: The Ultimate Liar

Jeremiah 17:9 reveals why we're so deceived:

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"

When your heart tells you, you're good enough. Your heart lies.

The Only Escape

God offers an out-of-court settlement. Instead of judgment by works, He offers salvation by faith.

Romans 3:20 makes it crystal clear:

"Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight"

No flesh = no exceptions and no amount of good works.

Two Paths. Two Destinations.

Path 1: Trust Your Works

• Face judgment
• Every deed examined
• Found guilty
• Lake of fire

Path 2: Trust Christ

• Receive forgiveness
• Sins washed away
• Found innocent
• Eternal life

The Bottom Line

Good works don't send you to heaven – they send you to hell. Why? Because they become the very evidence God uses to judge you. Every good deed falls short. Every charitable act has mixed motives. Every religious ritual is tainted by sin.

You can fool others. You can fool yourself. But you cannot fool God.

Take Path 2 and TRUST CHRIST today!

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