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yes, i have just trusted jesus, for my salvation. i’d like more information about how I can grow in my faith. name address so to get into heaven, we simply need to trust jesus christ as our personal savior, depending on him alone for salvation. believe in the lord jesus, and you will be saved. (acts 16:31) lord, i believe! if you have trusted christ after reading this, please contact us at the address below. if you were standing at the gate of heaven and god asked you ... what would you tell him? why should i let you in? well, i think i lived a pretty good life. but what about all the wrong things you did? oh, those. well, i tried my best, didn't i? oh really? what about the time ... i know! i know! don't remind me. well, maybe i didn't always try my best, but i was sincere! sincere? what is sincerity worth? you can be sincerely wrong, can't you? well, yes. so sincerity really isn't the issue. let's get back to the question at hand. Good News Tracts 1300 Crescent Street Wheaton, IL 60187 For helpful Christian literature, please write to the address above or visit our web site at www.goodnewstracts.org. Bible references: NIV. ©2012 Good News Tracts. (©1999 American Tract Society). Printed in U.S.A. Cartoons by Ron Wheeler (www.cartoonworks.com).

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Page 1: Heaven's Gate

yes, i have just trusted jesus, for mysalvation. i’d like more informationabout how I can grow in my faith.

name

address

so to get into heaven, we simplyneed to trust jesus christ as ourpersonal savior, depending on him

alone for salvation.

believe inthe lord

jesus, andyou will be

saved.(acts 16:31)

lord, ibelieve!

if you have trustedchrist after

reading this, pleasecontact us at the

address below.

if you werestanding at thegate of heavenand god asked

you ...

what would youtell him?

whyshould ilet you

in?

well, i think ilived a pretty

good life.

but whatabout all the

wrongthings you

did?

oh, those.well, i

tried mybest,

didn't i?

ohreally?

what aboutthe time ...

i know!i know!don't

remindme.

well, maybe i didn'talways try my best,but i was sincere!

sincere?what is

sincerityworth?

you can besincerely wrong,

can't you?

well, yes.

sosincerity

really isn'tthe issue.let's get

back to thequestion at

hand.

yes, i have just trusted jesus, for mysalvation. i’d like more informationabout how I can grow in my faith.

name

address

so to get into heaven, we simplyneed to trust jesus christ as ourpersonal savior, depending on him

alone for salvation.

believe inthe lord

jesus, andyou will be

saved.(acts 16:31)

lord, ibelieve!

if you have trustedchrist after

reading this, pleasecontact us at the

address below.

if you werestanding at thegate of heavenand god asked

you ...

what would youtell him?

whyshould ilet you

in?

well, i think ilived a pretty

good life.

but whatabout all the

wrongthings you

did?

oh, those.well, i

tried mybest,

didn't i?

ohreally?

what aboutthe time ...

i know!i know!don't

remindme.

well, maybe i didn'talways try my best,but i was sincere!

sincere?what is

sincerityworth?

you can besincerely wrong,

can't you?

well, yes.

sosincerity

really isn'tthe issue.let's get

back to thequestion at

hand.

yes, i have just trusted jesus, for mysalvation. i’d like more informationabout how I can grow in my faith.

name

address

so to get into heaven, we simplyneed to trust jesus christ as ourpersonal savior, depending on him

alone for salvation.

believe inthe lord

jesus, andyou will be

saved.(acts 16:31)

lord, ibelieve!

if you have trustedchrist after

reading this, pleasecontact us at the

address below.

if you werestanding at thegate of heavenand god asked

you ...

what would youtell him?

whyshould ilet you

in?

well, i think ilived a pretty

good life.

but whatabout all the

wrongthings you

did?

oh, those.well, i

tried mybest,

didn't i?

ohreally?

what aboutthe time ...

i know!i know!don't

remindme.

well, maybe i didn'talways try my best,but i was sincere!

sincere?what is

sincerityworth?

you can besincerely wrong,

can't you?

well, yes.

sosincerity

really isn'tthe issue.let's get

back to thequestion at

hand.

yes, i have just trusted jesus, for mysalvation. i’d like more informationabout how I can grow in my faith.

name

address

so to get into heaven, we simplyneed to trust jesus christ as ourpersonal savior, depending on him

alone for salvation.

believe inthe lord

jesus, andyou will be

saved.(acts 16:31)

lord, ibelieve!

if you have trustedchrist after

reading this, pleasecontact us at the

address below.

if you werestanding at thegate of heavenand god asked

you ...

what would youtell him?

whyshould ilet you

in?

well, i think ilived a pretty

good life.

but whatabout all the

wrongthings you

did?

oh, those.well, i

tried mybest,

didn't i?

ohreally?

what aboutthe time ...

i know!i know!don't

remindme.

well, maybe i didn'talways try my best,but i was sincere!

sincere?what is

sincerityworth?

you can besincerely wrong,

can't you?

well, yes.

sosincerity

really isn'tthe issue.let's get

back to thequestion at

hand.

Good News Tracts1300 Crescent Street Wheaton, IL 60187

For helpful Christian literature, please write to the address above or visit our web site at www.goodnewstracts.org. Bible references: NIV.

©20

12 Good N

ews Tracts. (©

1999 Am

erican Tract Society). Prin

ted in U

.S.A. C

artoons by R

on W

heeler (w

ww

.cartoonw

orks.com).

Page 2: Heaven's Gate

why should ilet you in?

well, i NEVERSTOLE ANYTHING

AND I TRIEDNOT TO LIE...

yawn!

doesn't allthat count

for something?

i'm sorry,but that'snot goodenough.

SEE-YA!

ZAP!

wait aminute!

saveme!

what must i doto be saved?

whatmusti doto

be ...

what's this?a bible?

wow! lookat this!

what must i doto be saved? ...believe in thelord jesus, and

you will besaved.

(acts 16:30,31)

you see, god loves you andreally wants to have arelationship with you.

wow! for god so loved theworld that he gave his

one and only son[jesus christ], thatwhoever believes inhim shall not perishbut have eternal life.

(john 3:16)

but our problem is ... sinseparates us from god's love.

but your iniquitieshave separated you from

your god; your sinshave hidden his facefrom you, so that he

will not hear.(isaiah 59:2)

wow!

wow!

jesus christ came to free us fromsin, and to bring us into a rightrelationship with god the fatherby giving up his life on the crossfor our sins and rising again.

for christ died forsins once for all,the righteous for

the unrighteous, tobring you to god.

(1 peter 3:18)

why should ilet you in?

well, i NEVERSTOLE ANYTHING

AND I TRIEDNOT TO LIE...

yawn!

doesn't allthat count

for something?

i'm sorry,but that'snot goodenough.

SEE-YA!

ZAP!

wait aminute!

saveme!

what must i doto be saved?

whatmusti doto

be ...

what's this?a bible?

wow! lookat this!

what must i doto be saved? ...believe in thelord jesus, and

you will besaved.

(acts 16:30,31)

you see, god loves you andreally wants to have arelationship with you.

wow! for god so loved theworld that he gave his

one and only son[jesus christ], thatwhoever believes inhim shall not perishbut have eternal life.

(john 3:16)

but our problem is ... sinseparates us from god's love.

but your iniquitieshave separated you from

your god; your sinshave hidden his facefrom you, so that he

will not hear.(isaiah 59:2)

wow!

wow!

jesus christ came to free us fromsin, and to bring us into a rightrelationship with god the fatherby giving up his life on the crossfor our sins and rising again.

for christ died forsins once for all,the righteous for

the unrighteous, tobring you to god.

(1 peter 3:18)

why should ilet you in?

well, i NEVERSTOLE ANYTHING

AND I TRIEDNOT TO LIE...

yawn!

doesn't allthat count

for something?

i'm sorry,but that'snot goodenough.

SEE-YA!

ZAP!

wait aminute!

saveme!

what must i doto be saved?

whatmusti doto

be ...

what's this?a bible?

wow! lookat this!

what must i doto be saved? ...believe in thelord jesus, and

you will besaved.

(acts 16:30,31)

you see, god loves you andreally wants to have arelationship with you.

wow! for god so loved theworld that he gave his

one and only son[jesus christ], thatwhoever believes inhim shall not perishbut have eternal life.

(john 3:16)

but our problem is ... sinseparates us from god's love.

but your iniquitieshave separated you from

your god; your sinshave hidden his facefrom you, so that he

will not hear.(isaiah 59:2)

wow!

wow!

jesus christ came to free us fromsin, and to bring us into a rightrelationship with god the fatherby giving up his life on the crossfor our sins and rising again.

for christ died forsins once for all,the righteous for

the unrighteous, tobring you to god.

(1 peter 3:18)

why should ilet you in?

well, i NEVERSTOLE ANYTHING

AND I TRIEDNOT TO LIE...

yawn!

doesn't allthat count

for something?

i'm sorry,but that'snot goodenough.

SEE-YA!

ZAP!

wait aminute!

saveme!

what must i doto be saved?

whatmusti doto

be ...

what's this?a bible?

wow! lookat this!

what must i doto be saved? ...believe in thelord jesus, and

you will besaved.

(acts 16:30,31)

you see, god loves you andreally wants to have arelationship with you.

wow! for god so loved theworld that he gave his

one and only son[jesus christ], thatwhoever believes inhim shall not perishbut have eternal life.

(john 3:16)

but our problem is ... sinseparates us from god's love.

but your iniquitieshave separated you from

your god; your sinshave hidden his facefrom you, so that he

will not hear.(isaiah 59:2)

wow!

wow!

jesus christ came to free us fromsin, and to bring us into a rightrelationship with god the fatherby giving up his life on the crossfor our sins and rising again.

for christ died forsins once for all,the righteous for

the unrighteous, tobring you to god.

(1 peter 3:18)

Page 3: Heaven's Gate

yes, i have just trusted jesus, for mysalvation. i’d like more informationabout how I can grow in my faith.

name

address

so to get into heaven, we simplyneed to trust jesus christ as ourpersonal savior, depending on him

alone for salvation.

believe inthe lord

jesus, andyou will be

saved.(acts 16:31)

lord, ibelieve!

if you have trustedchrist after

reading this, pleasecontact us at the

address below.

Heaven’s GateClassic Ron Wheeler cartoon depicts the folly of trying to enter heaven by our own

efforts.

Bible references: NIV. Package contains 25 tracts.

CARTOON

Good News Tracts