You know that you only have one life to live here on Earth. And you would like to prepare now for the after life. It is your personal hope that you will spend eternity with God the Father, and avoid being separated from Him in Hell for all eternity.

Steps

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    Obey the 10 Commandments (Exodus chapter 20).
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    Pray constantly, so that you will not fall into temptation (St. Matthew chapter 26, verse 41).
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    Avoid committing the unforgivable sin. "Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come" (Matthew 12:22-32)". It is when a person denies the holy spirit to the point that their heart is hardened, that he can no longer hear the holy spirit. When the holy spirit talks to you and you cannot hear him because you rejected him to the point your heart is hardened, the holy spirit will leave you forever. Don't deny the holy spirit. Also, those that fear that they did commit blasphemy against holy spirit have not done so.
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    Follow the Beatitudes, as taught by Our Lord Jesus Christ. He summed up perfectly, on how to be righteous with Almighty God.(St. Matthew chapter 5.)
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    Always forgive the offences committed against you, by other people, so that God May Forgive you for your offences against Him. (St. Matthew chapter 18.)
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    Avoid hypocrisy, when choosing to follow the Ways of the Lord. (St. Matthew chapter 23.)
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    Help all those in need, as though you are helping Christ Himself. (St. Matthew chapter 25.)
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    Be Baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. (St. Matthew chapter 28.) That is how one becomes Born Again in Christ the Lord.(Gospel according to St. John, chapter 3.)
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    Bless the Virgin Mary, for God the Father, Has Chosen her to be The Mother of His Only Son. (St. Luke chapter 1, verse 48.)
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    Look upon a Cross, Crucifix, or even picture of Our Lord's Passion, to see the price He paid for you. (St. John chapter 3, as well as all 4 Gospels, concerning the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and His Resurrection.)
    • Believe and proclaim your faith in Jesus's death on the cross for our sins and admit to the belief that He rose from the dead after three days.
    • Believe that He will come again and give you eternal life.
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    Eat of the Flesh of the Son of God, and drink of His Blood. (Gospel according to St. John chapter 6.)
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    As Our Lord was dying on the Cross, He gave over His Blessed Mother to be the Mother of His Apostle, John. Therefore, we should take Mary as our Mother too. (Gospel according to St. John, chapter 19.)
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    Confess your sins to the priest, so that they may be Forgiven by God. (Gospel according to St. John, chapter 20.)
    • Turn away from your sins and ask for His strength to avoid the temptations of the world.
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    Avoid the sin of Fornication. Your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, to commit Fornication, is to sin against your own body. (1 Corinthians, chapter 6.)
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Will you go to hell if you say curse words?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Saying curse words is not a mortal sin. Mortal sins are sins that directly break one of the Ten Commandments. If you truely love God and do not die in a state of mortal sin, you will go to heaven. However, swearing is a venial (minor) sin, and you should try your best not to.
  • Question
    Can we confess our sins directly to God?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes. See Mark 2:7: Who can forgive sins but God only?
  • Question
    Will I go to hell if I have sex before marriage?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    It depends on who you ask. Some denominations do believe that having sex before marriage is a sin that must be forgiven like any other, but other denominations don't believe that this is a huge concern.
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Warnings

  • Do not presume that just because you call Jesus "Lord," that it means that you are automatically saved from going to Hell. On the Day of Judgement, many will say, "Lord, Lord," and Jesus will say "I know you not." (St. Matthew chapter 7.)
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  • Avoid the sins against the Holy Spirit!!!!
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Things You'll Need

  • The Holy Bible.

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