Articles Tagged 'Good Enough'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

Good People Need Jesus Too

Good people still need Jesus. He is the only way to God because he is the only man to ever live a life good enough to spend eternity with God.

Since I already am a good person, why do I need Jesus?

Where Am I on the List?

The problem with making a list of who is most likely to get to heaven is that we compare ourselves to other men and not to God.

We all want to know where we rank compared to everyone else. So what about God? Does he have a list?

How Good Is Good enough, because I'm pretty Good

As long as we can find someone worse than us, we think we are good enough to get into heaven. That kind of thinking misses the point.

How good do you have to be to get into heaven?

That's Good News!

Ron Rose puts the purpose of God and Scripture in the context of Jesus and what God wants to do with us, bless us, and teach us to love and forgive.

What's all this religious stuff about, anyway?

Here I Am, Please Send Someone Else

Mike Barres reminds us that inadequacy is an opportunity for God's power to be displayed and God to be glorified.

How do we face down our own inadequacies for the challenges we face?

A Cry for Excellence

While we can get frustrated with a lack of excellence in service in the world, we can never justify doing just enough and stopping short of giving God the best.

Is this the best we can do?