"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?" I asked the children in my Sunday school class.

"NO!" the children all 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!"

"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.

 

Once more they all answered, "NO!"

"Well," I continued, thinking they were a good bit 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!"