If you believe being a good person is enough to get you into heaven, you’re not alone. A variety of religions teach that people will be rewarded after death if they simply do more good deeds than bad ones. But this is not what the Bible teaches. Also, this kind of thinking often leaves us with more questions than answers.
For example, what exactly is the definition of a good person? Is a good person just anyone who doesn’t commit a serious crime? Or maybe the bar is higher? Maybe being good also means working at a food kitchen once per week serving the less fortunate. Or maybe it should be twice per week? How do we know how high the bar is set and how can we know if we made the cut?
Others say that you simply need to do just enough good deeds to tip the scales. If all your good deeds make up at least 51% of what you do, then heaven should be your final destination. But how can you be sure that at least a little more than half of your life has been good? And don’t some good and bad deeds carry more weight than others? READ MORE
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Those who would like to read more on this topic are encouraged to check out:
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Robert Velarde – Don’t All Good People Go to Heaven?
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/becoming-a-christian/is-christ-the-only-way/dont-all-good-people-go-to-heaven
Billygraham.org – Is Jesus the Only Way to Heaven?
https://billygraham.org/story/is-jesus-the-only-way-to-heaven/