What does the Bible say about who is going to heaven?

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The Bible teaches that those who enter heaven are sinners saved by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by their own merit, and whose faith bears the fruit of repentance and obedience. Jesus says we must be born again (John 3:3) and that whoever believes in him has eternal life (John 3:16; John 5:24), for he alone is the way to the Father (John 14:6). Matthew 7:21-23 warns that a verbal profession without knowing and obeying Christ is empty. Romans 6:23 contrasts sin’s death with God’s free gift of eternal life, while Matthew 25:31-46 shows that Christ’s people display their faith in love. Scripture also warns that persistent, unrepentant rebellion faces judgment (Revelation 21:8; Hebrews 10:26-31).