A Common Misconception

In secular fiction, sometimes God is mentioned. Sometimes, the character is portrayed as a church-going Christian. But in all these books, there is a common, glaring error which immediately tells you that the authors aren't Christian.

This is because, without fail, the character always has the notion that by doing good deeds, s/he can go to Heaven.

Well, newsflash to the misinformed Christian: DOING GOOD DEEDS WON'T GET YOU TO HEAVEN!!!

Surprised? You should be.

JESUS is the only way you'll get to Heaven. That's the very foundation of Christianity. He came to die for our sins, our beloved Savior did, to reconcile men to God.

True, Christians are required to do good. But it's not because doing good is a ticket to Heaven. It's because we're called to love others with godly love, as God loves us. We do good because we're going to Heaven and want everyone else to come along, too.

I've also encountered people who do good because they expect something in return, sort of like a 'what goes around comes around' mentality. They do good because they want to save their asses from divine retribution. Well, newsflash: DOING GOOD FOR A SELFISH/BAD MOTIVE IS NOT GOOD. It won't save your ass, because God is great and He sees through all our B.S. and knows what's in our heart.

So if you're taking care of sick ol' granma with the thought that God sees and will reward you financially for your "good deed", think again. And if you're serving in any ministry just to gain God's blessing, boy, are you barking up the wrong tree!

Make no mistake - God knows us better than we know ourselves. And He is just and fair. So to all who just wanna gain the approval of men, or serve selfishly, or do good in hopes of gaining something worldly in return, you'd better start rethinking your life in terms of eternity!