First things first!

I was testing the children in my Sunday school class to see if they
understood the concepts of grace and salvation. 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 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!"

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 wife, would that get me into Heaven?" I asked them again.

Again, they all answered, "NO!" I was just bursting with pride for
them.

"Well, I continued, "then how can I get into Heaven?"

A five-year-old boy shouted out, "YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"