A man dies and goes to heaven.
As usual, St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates.
St. Peter says, “Here’s how it works.
You need 100 points to make it into heaven.
You tell me all the good things you’ve done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you get in.”
“Okay” the man says, “I attended church every Sunday”
“That’s good, says St. Peter, “that’s worth two points”
“Two points?” he says.
“Well, I gave 10% of all my earnings to the church”
“Well, let’s see,” answers St. Peter, “that’s worth another 2 points. Did you do anything else?”
“Two points? Golly. How about this: I started a soup kitchen in my city and worked in a shelter for homeless veterans.”
“Fantastic, that’s certainly worth a point, ” St. Peter says.
“Hmmm…,” the man says, “I was married to the same woman for 50 years and never cheated on her, even in my heart.”
“That’s wonderful,” says St. Peter, “that’s worth three points!”
“THREE POINTS!!” the man cries,
“At this rate the only way I get into heaven is by the grace of God!”
St. Peter replies with a smile:
“Now you may come on in!”
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"For by grace we are saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is a gift of God, not of works lest any one should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
As usual, St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates.
St. Peter says, “Here’s how it works.
You need 100 points to make it into heaven.
You tell me all the good things you’ve done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you get in.”
“Okay” the man says, “I attended church every Sunday”
“That’s good, says St. Peter, “that’s worth two points”
“Two points?” he says.
“Well, I gave 10% of all my earnings to the church”
“Well, let’s see,” answers St. Peter, “that’s worth another 2 points. Did you do anything else?”
“Two points? Golly. How about this: I started a soup kitchen in my city and worked in a shelter for homeless veterans.”
“Fantastic, that’s certainly worth a point, ” St. Peter says.
“Hmmm…,” the man says, “I was married to the same woman for 50 years and never cheated on her, even in my heart.”
“That’s wonderful,” says St. Peter, “that’s worth three points!”
“THREE POINTS!!” the man cries,
“At this rate the only way I get into heaven is by the grace of God!”
St. Peter replies with a smile:
“Now you may come on in!”
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"For by grace we are saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is a gift of God, not of works lest any one should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
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