new idea

It has taken me up until October 1, 2015 to realize that we have the same God as the Jews. Right? The only difference is that we believe the Jesus is the savior and the Jews do not. This makes us Jewish.

Afterall, he came to us to save us. To teach us the way to live and to atone for original sin. Adam and Eve betrayed God and this punishment needed to be meted out. Jesus sacrificed himself. He opened up heaven so that we could go in.

But wait. Who is we? It cannot be Christians because there were not Christians before Jesus. It was not Christiansm promised heaven. It was the Jewish people. They were the people waiting and the people he sacrificed for (as well as the faithful since).

So then, the believers were able to go to heaven with Jesus. But they were not Christians. Nor did they have to follow the Bible because it was not written yet. The Torah was. King David in says, Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. … and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalm 23:4,6).

Thus, it was his faith that saved him. Noah, Abraham and Moses went to heaven without being Christians. It was their good works.

Not their acceptance of Jesus Christ into his life or strict adherence to the Bible. Yes, they might have followed the religious teachings, but I do not follow their Bible. Mother Theresa did not follow theirs. Yet Jesus came to earth to open heaven for them.

Yesterday, I came to a realization. You do not need to believe in Jesus to be saved.

We know that Jesus was the fruition of the prophecy of a savior.

He is the promise that original sin will be forgiven and people who will be allowed in heaven. Who was promised this? It cannot be Christians because there were not Christians before Jesus. It was not Christians promised heaven. It was the Jewish people. They were the people waiting and the people he sacrificed for (as well as the faithful since). After Jesus, those faithful people entered heaven. Abraham, Moses, King David. They were not Christians and they had not read the Bible because they did not exist. The Torah did. King David says, Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. … and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalm 23:4,6).

Thus, it was his faith in a higher power that saved him. Noah, Abraham and Moses went to heaven without being Christians. It was their good works. They had to not be evil.

Not their acceptance of Jesus Christ into his life or strict adherence to the Bible. Yet Jesus came to earth to open heaven for them.

So if only Catholics go to heaven, so if only Christians go to heaven, then our heroes in the old testament did not go to heaven. God would have broken his promise to them. That leads me to believe that to get to heaven, we only need to do good works, love one another, and love the higher power as best as we can