I was testing children in my Sunday School class to see if they understood the concept of getting into heaven.

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? NO! the children answered in unison. If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the garden, and kept everything tidy, would that get me into heaven? Again, the answer was a unanimous NO! If I gave sweets to all the children, and loved my husband, would that get me into heaven? Again, they all answered NO! I was just bursting with pride for them. I continued, Then how can I get into heaven? This time, there was no shout in unison. Finally, the silence was broken when a little boy shouted out, You‘ve got to be dead!