Heaven at five

I was testing the children in my Sunday school class to see if
they understood the concept of getting to heaven.



I asked them, "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?"



"NO!" the children answered.



"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept
everything neat and tidy, would that get me into Heaven?"



Again, the answer was, "NO!"



By now I was starting to smile. Hey, this was fun!



"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!"



I was just bursting with pride for them. "Well," I continued,
"then how can I get into Heaven?"



A five-year-old boy shouted out,







"YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"