"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?" I asked the children in my Sunday School

class.

"NO!" the children all

answered.

"If I cleaned the church every

day, mowed the yard, and kepteverything neat and tidy, would that get

me into Heaven?"

Again, the answer was, "NO!"

"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!"

"Well," I continued, "then

how can I get into Heaven?"

A five-year-old boy shouted

out, "YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"