Do you think you're a good person? Does God agree?

[gues7]

Do you think that you’re a good person? Good enough to go to heaven?

Do you think that God sees you as good enough to enter heaven?

If so, then answer these questions honestly and carefully:

1. Have you ever told a lie? Even if it was a little “white lie”.

2. Have you ever stolen anything? Regardless of the value of the item.

3. Have you ever used God’s name as a curse word or to express disgust?

4. Have you ever seen something that someone else had and thought, “I wish I had something like that. I wish I could afford the stuff they get.”

If you have done any of these things, then by your admissions, according to God’s standards, you are not good enough to go to heaven. And these are only 4 of the Ten Commandments, found in Exodus 20 in the old testament of the Bible!

So, if on Judgement Day, God judges you based on the 10 commandments, do you think you’re going to be found innocent or guilty?

Well, you say, “I’ve done more good things than bad in my life”. That doesn’t matter. If you were in a trial of court for commiting a crime, would the Judge let you off just because you had done many good things before the trial? No. He would still punish you for commiting the crime. That’s because the law would require you to pay a penalty for the crime.

By the same token, God’s law still requires that a penalty be paid. Good deeds can’t pay the debt.

However, what if during that trial, what if someone you didn’t even know came into the court room and took the punishment for you so that you could be set free from the penalty of the crime?

That’s what Jesus Christ did for you when he was crucified 2000 or so years ago for your sins and for your transgression of God’s law. He took the punishment for you so that you wouldn’t have to be punished for your sins. All you have to do is accept God’s forgiveness by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior!

So, before you go to bed tonight, why not get right with God today? You might not have another chance. You don’t know when your time on Earth is going to be up. And if you die in your sins without accepting God’s mercy, you’ll have to face the Judgement of God, and with your sins still in the books, there will be no hope on that great and terrible day. But you don’t have to die in your sins, and God doesn’t want you to, either. He is not willing that any perish, but rather, he wants all to come to repentance. So, why not get right with God now while you still have a chance?

If you want to make a decision to accept Jesus Christ as the atonement for your sins, then sincerely pray this prayer:

“God, I admit that I am a sinner and that I have broken your law. I realize that I am lost without God and that I’m headed towards a terrible judgement. However, God, today I confess my sins to you and I want to be right with you. I know that I alone cannot pay the debt that I owe for my sins. I believe with all my heart that your son, Jesus Christ, died on the cross to pay my sin debt for me, and I ask today that Jesus Christ be the Lord and Savior of my life, and I turn from my sins. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.” If you just prayed that prayer, and sincerely meant it, then you are now adopted into the Family of God, on your way to the splendor of heaven. To start out your Christian life, I would suggest that you pray to God, read your bible every day, and get into a good Bible-teaching Church.

[literaryfaery]

Thanks for that enlightening little speech; it was almost as good as those televangelists. Do you get money for doing this? Has the Christian Church decided that roleplayers like us are deathly in danger of having our immortal souls corrupted, and sent you to save us? Quite honestly, I haven't been "good enough" to get into "heaven" for most of my life, so why bother trying now? If I'm going to "hell," I might as well have a damn good time getting there! Goddess bless!

(My my my, that sounded rather spiteful of me. But I'm sorry, I loathe those bible-thumping, hellfire-and-damnation people that preach the whole "my way is the only way" theology.)

[ana]

literaryfaery said:

Quite honestly, I haven't been "good enough" to get into "heaven" for most of my life, so why bother trying now? If I'm going to "hell," I might as well have a damn good time getting there! Goddess bless!

Amen to that sister!

~high fives~

I started reading that because I thought there'd be a hi-larious joke at the end. I'm so disappointed.

[Hollywood Heidi]

Lmao, the whole thing was a hi-larious joke. I also hate those people who preach "my way or you're going to hell" crap. Wouldn't shit like this be considered a sin; making your fellow men and women feel guilty and basically telling them they're going to hell??

All that's important is that you at least try to be a good person. So if that's not good enough, then I'll see everybody in hell and we'll throw one big ass shindig. ;D

[literaryfaery]

I hear the party scene in hell is fan-bloody-tastic. ;D

[Willo]

Isn't the central message of the New Testament unconditional love? Just checking.

[Cyrus]

Ana, I was hoping for a little joke too. Aw. Disappointed.

See, this kind of thing actually angers me. I don't have a problem with Christian's in general...but to be so arrogant as to assume I need to be 'saved' is just irritating. Plus, has anyone actually read the bible? Everything's a sin!

Hell has more interesting people anyway.

OK, I'm going to make this thread of interest and post a little joke.

A wife decides to take her husband to a strip club for his birthday.

They arrive at the club and the doorman says, "Hey, Dave! How ya doin'?"

His wife is puzzled and asks if he's been to this club before.
"Oh, no," says Dave. "He's on my bowling team."

When they are seated, a waitress asks Dave if he'd like his usual and brings over a Budweiser.

His wife is becoming increasingly uncomfortable and says,"How did she know that you drink Budweiser?"

"She's in the Ladies' Bowling League, honey. We share lanes with them."

A stripper then comes over to their table, throws her arms around Dave, and says "Hi Davey. Want your usual table dance, big boy?"

Dave's wife, now furious, grabs her purse and storms out of the club.

Dave follows and spots her getting into a cab. Before she can slam the door, he jumps in beside her. He tries desperately to explain how the stripper must have mistaken him for someone else, but his wife is having none of it. She is screaming at him at the top of her lungs, calling him every name in the book.

The cabby turns his head and says, "Looks like you picked up a real bitch tonight, Dave."

[Hollywood Heidi]

LMAO! That was friggin' hi-larious!

[JINX]

I agree that was funny as hell, PRAISE THE LORD!!!

;D

[Hollywood Heidi]

HALLELUJAH! Amen, sister! Now show your faith by sending me all your money and ye shall be saved!

[clementine]

I hope this season we find out what makes the Others "good" and on the list, and what makes some one "not a good person." I hope it's not some crazy cult-y BS.