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sunday school
>I was testing the children in my Sunday school class to see if they
>understood the concept of getting to heaven.
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>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?"
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>"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?"
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>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 husband, would that get me into Heaven?" I asked
>them again.
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>Again, they all answered, "NO!"
>I was just bursting with pride for them.
>Well, I continued, "then how can I get into Heaven?"
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>A five-year-old boy shouted out,
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>"YOU've GOT To Be DEAD."
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