John would be considered a model American citizen. As a 42 year old paramedic, he was in the business of saving lives and received various awards for his stellar character and work ethic including Paramedic of the Year, Rookie Medic of the Year, Community Service Award, Mentor of the Year, and the Above and Beyond Award.
He was a loving husband and a father of 3 boys, who were fortunate to have a dad so involved in their education and extra-curricular activities. John served at the homeless shelter once per month and volunteered his time at the free medical clinic several times a year. He was loved by many and anyone he came in contact with would have considered him to be a good person. John would have considered himself to be a good person for it’s the very thing he was striven to be.
During his last service as a paramedic, John was responding to a multi-car pileup on a major interstate when a drunk driver swerved and hit him from behind. He died instantly at the scene.
Sadly, John is in hell now. Why? Because he thought he was a good person. He thought he was good enough to go to heaven.
This is the mindset of most professing Christians in America today. Many believe they are Christians by birthright, are Christians because they have a good relationship with “the church”, or because they are good people, especially compared to the likes of Adolph Hitler or Charles Manson. In John’s case, he believed in God (as most Americans do) and thought his heart for his community and devotion to his family would earn him the right to go to heaven. But the one thing John never came to grips with was his sin, especially his pride in thinking he was good enough to go to heaven.
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