The DaVinci Myth vs. The Gospel Truth - Online Christian Library

THE DA VINCI MYTH VS THE GOSPEL TRUTH
His last. This Greek word was often used in economic
transactions, and it means “paid in full.” Jesus Christ
paid the penalty for our sins. The atonement is completed,
and now, all who trust in Him may have eternal
life freely.
JESUS: “YOU MUST BE PERFECT”
I remember twenty-five years or so ago, my wife and
I were invited to a dinner at the home of one of our
church families. There must have been about 10 or 15
people present. There was a long table and I was invited
to sit down near one end of the table; my wife was seated
near the other end. Across from me was the mother of
the hostess, a lady about 65 or 70, and she said to me,
“Oh, Rev. Kennedy, I am so happy to be seated across
from you, because I’ve always wanted to ask a minister a
question.”
And I said, “Well, fine, I will be glad to try and
answer it. Don’t make it too hard or I’ll have to get up
and go ask my wife. But what is it?”
She said, “How good does a person have to be, to be
good enough to get into Heaven?”
Now, that’s a question many people ought to ask
themselves. So many do not even bother to do so, but at
least this woman had the intelligence to realize that if
one was going to get into Heaven by being good, one
should intelligently ask how good is good enough. What
is the passing grade in this course? Is it 70 or 75 or 80 or
60 or 50 or what is it?
And I said, “Oh, is that your question? Well,
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