Why Doesn’t God Grade on a Curve?
Only perfect people go to heaven–true or false? The answer, of course, is true. Only perfect people do go to heaven, but the “perfect” that is required is not worldly perfection, but perfect in God’s eyes. God doesn’t cut anyone any slack. We must be prefect. The good news is that there is a way to achieve the kind of perfection God requires–by believing in Jesus. Bottom line, this truth should make us humble. Knowing that God requires perfection and that we can’t do it on our own–only through Jesus–should cause us to fall flat on our fact in humility. This is a good thing. Once we recognize our own imperfections, we can be more compassionate toward others. . . . By realizing it is only by the perfection of Christ we may satisfy God, we become humble and bow to the One through whom we can become perfect. Why Can’t Dead People Help Themselves? In 1 Corinthians 12:3 we read, “No one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.” This is a gift of God. . . . It’s not about us. It’
