I asked the children in my Sunday School class:
"If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get into Heaven?"
"No!" the children all answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would I get into Heaven?"
Again, the answer was, "No!"
"Well," I continued, "then how can I get into Heaven?"
A five-year-old boy shouted out, "You gotta be dead!"
"If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get into Heaven?"
"No!" the children all answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would I get into Heaven?"
Again, the answer was, "No!"
"Well," I continued, "then how can I get into Heaven?"
A five-year-old boy shouted out, "You gotta be dead!"
