GOD's love and salvation

john 3:16-20 niv
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

GOD loves us so much that he sent his one and only son to take our punishment, since mankind fell into sin we are separated from GOD by a void because of the sin. when JESUS died on the cross he fulfilled the debt that we owed, we owed a debt of death because of the sin.the sin sent us into damnation but GOD loves us so much that he took our place as the perfect lamb [sacrifice]. when JESUS being perfect and sinless in every way he was able to pay mankind's debt and fill the gap between us and GOD as long as we repent and believe in him and what he did for us.

only faith in the one and only son of GOD will get anyone into heaven,no one can earn their way into heaven in anyway.

Ephesians 2:8-9

New International Version (NIV)

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

GOD is loving, just and holy, as a just and holy GOD he will judge us for our actions by his standards, his standard is perfection and mankind with our sinful nature can not measure up to his level of perfection. even people that are good people will remain in eternal damnation if they don't finish repairing the rift between us and GOD.GOD already did his part by sending his son to die in our place, only thing that we need to do is accept GOD [repent] into our hearts and believe in him and what JESUS did for us.then follow GOD the rest of our days.

even if we think we have been good enough we haven't, GOD'S standard is perfect that lust would be adultery,a fib a lie. we need to still keep his commandments but we will never keep them well enough to get to heaven on our own, we need faith in GOD to get to heaven, without faith in GOD we chose eternal condemnation in hell because if someone chooses not to believe in Christ then they chose hell on there own. GOD doesn't send us to hell we send our selves to hell, only faith and forgiveness can gain us entry to heaven. when GOD forgives us of our sins he no longer will hold them against us  

Psalm 103:1-13

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 103

Of David.

1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 The Lord works righteousness
    and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses,
    his deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him

GOD is a just and holy GOD but is also very loving and kind,the road is a straight and narrow path but is well worth the rewards.