It is a common assumption that a person's good works will get them into Heaven.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There is an economy in Heaven. There are cities in Heaven, and there are people who lead and people who don't lead, people who are rewarded and people who are not rewarded.
Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.
Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun.
The Roman Catholics teach that unless you're a Roman Catholic you do not go to heaven.
I have always said every good thing is divinely sent from heaven.
If somebody believes that a certain practice will get them to heaven, and then other people believe a different way of doing it, I think it's their choice.
Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
I believe that every human being is sufficiently depraved that when we get to Heaven, no one will be able to say, 'I merited this.'
We do not wish to enter Heaven until our work is done, for it would make us uneasy if there were one single soul left to be saved by our means.
I think there's many a slaveholder'll get to Heaven. They don't know better. They acts up to the light they have.