Romans 3:24
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...the gospel is? An old tale speaks of a man who died and faced the angel Gabriel at heaven's gates. The angel said to the man, "here's how this works, you need 100 points to make it to heaven. You tell me all the good things you have done, and I will give you a certain number of points for each of them. When you get to 100, you get in." "Okay," said the man, "I was married to the same woman for 50 years and never cheated on her." "Great," said Gabriel, "you just earned 3 points." "only 3 points" said the man, "well, I attended church all my life and gave money to it." "That's certainly worth another point" said Gabriel. "One point" said the man who is beginning to panic, "well how about this, I opened a shelter for the homeless and fed the needy people by the hundreds during the holidays." "Fantastic, that's good for 2 more points," said the angel. "TWO POINTS!" cried the man in desperation.
"At this rate the only way that I will get into heaven is by the grace of God." "Come on in," said Gabriel. "enter into the joy of the Lord."
"At this rate the only way that I will get into heaven is by the grace of God." "Come on in," said Gabriel. "enter into the joy of the Lord."