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 that get me into heaven?"
"NO!" the children all answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day and mowed the yard and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into heaven?"
Once more they all answered, "NO!"
"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?"
Once more they all answered, "NO!"
"Well," I continued, impressed that they were a much more theologically sophisticated than I had given them credit for, "then how can I get into heaven?"
A five year old boy shouted out, "YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"
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