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Getting Into Heaven
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I was testing the children in my Sunday school class to see if
they understood the concept of getting to heaven.
I asked them, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage
sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me
into Heaven?"
"NO!" the children answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept
everything neat and tidy,
would that get me into Heaven?"
Again, the answer was, "NO!"
By now I was starting to smile. Hey, this was fun!
"Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all
the children, and loved my wife, would that get me into
Heaven?"
I asked them again.
Again, they all answered, "NO!"
I was just bursting with pride for them. "Well," I continued,
"then how can I get into Heaven?"
A five-year-old boy shouted out,
"YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"
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I was testing the children in my Sunday school class to see if
they understood the concept of getting to heaven.
I asked them, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage
sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me
into Heaven?"
"NO!" the children answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept
everything neat and tidy,
would that get me into Heaven?"
Again, the answer was, "NO!"
By now I was starting to smile. Hey, this was fun!
"Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all
the children, and loved my wife, would that get me into
Heaven?"
I asked them again.
Again, they all answered, "NO!"
I was just bursting with pride for them. "Well," I continued,
"then how can I get into Heaven?"
A five-year-old boy shouted out,
"YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"