When we lived in Albuquerque in the 60's our home address was...
1313 Saint St.
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 kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into heaven?
Once more they all answered, 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.
Once more they all answered, NO!
Well, I continued, thinking they were a good bit more theologically sophisticated than I had given them credit for, Then how can I get into heaven?
A five-year-old boy shouted out, YOU GOTTA BE DEAD