Counsel #7 — Safe For Heaven?

Picture: Counsel #7 — Safe For Heaven?CSL 9.1

When a person wants to legally drive, they take a test to see if they are safe to license. Is there a “test” that determines if we are saved?CSL 9.2

In a sense, there is! If we have accepted Jesus as our Saviour and claim His righteousness as our own by faith, our lives will be transformed.^{[8]https://awr.org/complete-transformation/} The things of the world that we once really loved will not seem attractive anymore. And we will love the things of God—prayer, study of God’s Word, worship, centering our thoughts and conversation on heavenly things.CSL 9.3

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJVCSL 9.4

“If the heart has been renewed by the Spirit of God, the life will bear witness to the fact. While we cannot do anything to change our hearts or to bring ourselves into harmony with God; while we must not trust at all to ourselves or our good works, our lives will reveal whether the grace of God is dwelling within us.” Ellen White in Steps to Christ, p. 57CSL 9.5

Reflect: Knowing that Heaven is centered on worship of God, love of His Word, and thoughts and conversations of heavenly things—would you be happy living there?CSL 9.6