Are You A Good Person?

[Evan-Ed]

If there is a Heaven, do you think you are good enough to go there? To answer this question, try taking this test to see if you are a good person: (I know that I'm not.)

1. Have you ever told a lie?("white" lies are still lies.) What do you call someone who tells lies and are you one?

2. Have you ever stolen anything? (Even when you were a kid.) What do you call someone who steals and are you one?

3. Have you ever looked someone with lust? Jesus said, "Whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart." (Matthew 5:28)

4. Have you ever you used God's name to curse? That's called blasphemy. "The Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." (Exodus 20:7)

This is only four of the ten commandments. So IF God were to judge you based on the ten commandments, would you be innocent or guilty? Heaven or Hell? If you have failed any or all of these commandments, than you are not a good person by God's standard.

Now the common response is: "Okay, so I'm not perfect." or "I haven't killed anybody."
But remember the standard is God's perfect law, not other people. God only considers good to be moral perfection! Which none of us are and therefore the whole world is guilty before him!

*The Bad News: We all have sinned (violated God's law: such as lying, stealing, and so on.) and fall short to the glory of God (Romans 3:23). God can not tolerate sin and will punish for it because of his holiness and justice (Isaiah 13:11). Which means that there is no one who is good, but God alone, and the wages of sin is death(Hell). (Romans 3:10-18, Romans 6:23)

Don't worry there is hope!

*The Good News: The good news is that God loved us so much that he sent his son to take the punishment for our sins, so who that whoever believes in him should not go to hell but have everlasting life (John 3:16, with emphasis). All you need to is repent from your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ. The moment you do that you will be forgiven from your sins and know and will be granted everlasting life into heaven. (Romans 10:13)

Now, the final question is: Will you place your faith/trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and repent from your sins today and accept the free gift of eternal life?

[sherrardk]

Can I have a free pen instead? Always short of pens.

[sandyRoe]

I've always been true to him in my fashion. I'm convinced that I'll have a seat in Heaven reserved for me.

[vulcan]

I've heard of a get out clause, this is the first get in clause I've seen.

[flump1]

If I were to repent till cows came home I'd still not gain entry. And I am neither good or bad, just ordinary.

[Stargazer]

I know that I am not a good peron and I do place my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ because I do accept His free gift of forgiveness and eternal life :-)

[China Doll]

Yes, I'm a very good person.

I will continue to put my faith in myself ta muchly.

[Prudie]

Based on that no-one would ever get in.

[Mick-Talbot]

What The Funicular using that criteria ..........

even St Pete wouldn't get into heaven

[askyourgran]

The meek shall inherit the earth so I'm told flump.

I don't think I'll ever get in, but if it's as easy as that I would repent. I'm sort of looking for eternal youth at the mo.

[sunny-dave]

"The Good News is that I've got the Commandments down to Ten

The Bad News is that Lust is still in .... "

[flump1]

AYG, in which case I might be in with a chance !! On the whole I do try to be good.....

[paddywak]

I like to think that I'm a good person, not that I think it matters as I'm a firm member of the "when you're dead you're dead" club.

[gness]

You know what really pi**es me off about your wonderful God. He sent his son to earth to be abused, tortured and murdered.
Give me the up front, straightforward Satan any day!

[Prudie]

I've never understood the value of sinning all you like and as long as you repent or confess then everything's hunky-dory and you can keep on doing it.

[sheribee]

If there is a god then please explain to me the proof of dinosaurs, the ice age, and scientific proof of evolution?
Thanks x

[askyourgran]

I think there are a few dinosaur bones still kicking about in the museums, and the ages of man are quite well documented, as is the theory of evolution. Darwin didn't do bad trying to explain that sheribee. What proof has anyone other than the bones of the deceased and the various Bibles of the different religions.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes I am good.

Yes I have sinned.

"God forgives"

[woofgang]

Actually I am not a good person. It takes much effort and self control on my part to behave as a good person should.

[sheribee]

I was a believer, until I studied at uni, delving not too deeply, but deeply enough into the theory of evolution, I then began to question the belief in god.
There is no mention of dinosaurs, ice age, etc in the bibile so where has all this evidence come from? Would just like a better explanation than what has been given in the past at uni by, quite young Christians who struggled to explain xx

[daffy654]

No thanks, sinning is fun.