When you reach those pearly gates what might save you?

The Apple watch just asked me to charge it. I will when it hands me $300. Ha Ha Ha Ha ha ha ha haha Let's it ago thru its personal private hell !
 

The devil meets him at the gate and says, "Alright, you have died and come to hell.
You will spend eternity here, but you get to choose how to spend it.
You may choose one of these three doorways.
Once you choose a door, you may not change it. So let's get started."

The devil opens Door One. The guy looks in and sees a couple of people standing
on their heads on a Concrete floor. The guy says, "No way, let's move on."
The devil opens Door Two. The guy sees a few more people standing on their heads
on a Wood floor. The guy says, "No way, let's move on."
The devil opens Door Three. The guy sees a bunch of people standing
knee-deep in cow manure drinking coffee. The guy says, "Great, this is the one I will chose."
The devil says, "OK, wait right here, I will get you some coffee."

The guy settles in with his coffee thinking that this isn't so bad. What's the big deal?
After about 10 minutes a voice comes over the loud speaker saying,
"Coffee break's over, get back on your heads!"
 
Mr. Ed said:

When you reach those pearly gates what might save you?​

Save me from what? Going through the pearly gates? It seems the objective is to go through the pearly gates. What if I don't go through the pearly gates and something saved me before entering the pearly gate is that so bad? Perhaps we weren't supposed to enter the pearly gates at all, we were supposed stay outside?
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These are my faith based answers for Mr. Ed...

Save me from what? From your bad self 😇

What if...something saved me before entering the pearly gates is that so bad? Exactly.
That would be Jesus (Savior to save us). Right you are..."that's not so bad"👍

Perhaps we weren't supposed to enter the pearly gates at all, we were suppose to stay outside?
Ouch! Staying in this world as it is right now? That would be like hell comparatively speaking
 

U no U R gonna get to do it all over again in about 100 trillion of our years but momentarily as the vast Universe speaks to us.
 
In my more fanciful moments I have this picture of the pathway to heaven having a gauntlet that you must pass through. The gauntlet is made up of all the tiny creatures you have killed, neglected or been cruel to. In front of them, holding them back are all the little creatures that you protected, permitted to live in your house or garden or deliberately fed out of kindness.

If there are too few of the latter and too many of the former you will never make it to the Gates to be examined by St Peter.

I'm counting on my acceptance of spiders to outweigh my intolerance of cockroaches.
 
Jesus already saved us. Saving us is all Gods idea from the beginning, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role in any of it. If we did, we’d probably go around bragging about what we did! We don't make ourselves. God made us. And we surely don't save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. Amen!
 
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This has saved me before
 
So there you are dumbfounded and standing at the Pearly Gate of Heaven reading a sign. Sign says be back soon.
 
On New Year's Eve 2023 Past a Blond
stands up in their local Bar and
says that it's time to get ready.
At the stroke of midnight, every husband
should stand next to the one person
who makes his life worth living.
As the clock strikes 12,
the bartender gets rushed.
It's was sort of embarrassing!
The Blond wives stood around wondering ?
 
papa tiger said:
On New Year's Eve 2023 Past a Blond
stands up in their local Bar and
says that it's time to get ready.
At the stroke of midnight, every husband
should stand next to the one person
who makes his life worth living.
As the clock strikes 12,
the bartender gets rushed.
It's was sort of embarrassing!
The Blond wives stood around wondering ?
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Blondes hey, like this one perhaps:

Britney.1.jpg
 
Don't worry, hang onto
Blondo's hand,
stay wid her and be happy,
you're gonna be so cold so
in hell, you stiff ass won't
feel a thing!
 
Lavinia said:
I've always meant well....and your motives count for everything.
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Motives are right up there I agree, though with one small caveat, "The end doesn't always justify the means"! :)
https://eu.courierpress.com/story/l...young kids, we,dishonest or harmful to others.

Quote:
"The end doesn’t always justify the means.” In other words, a positive outcome isn’t, well, a good thing if the methods used were dishonest or harmful to others. If a team won a big game (of which winning is good), but used dishonest means (perhaps by deflating footballs), the outcome itself is tarnished. If people gave gifts to the underprivileged, but did so by stealing them from others, stealing would undermine the charitable act.

Ultimately, the underlying message of the adage is that only one thing matters more than outcome. And that is how we got there, including the reasons and processes we used to accomplish what we did. Although society has a way of still rewarding and idolizing those who succeed despite dubious, or downright despicable means, the saying itself still rings true, and science supports that reinforcing good means versus preferred outcomes does pay off. For example, studies indicate that when we praise effort over performance in the classroom, students end up actually doing better academically and psychologically. On the contrary, cheating or avoiding hard classes might keep your GPA high, but using these means never justifies the end result.

Yet as often occurs, one principle can suggest a related one. Thus, I make the case that although the “end doesn’t justify the means”, the “means can always justify the end.” To further explain, I must first elaborate on the word “means.” By means, I am not just talking about the behavioral methods by which something is accomplished, but also the underlying purpose(s) that is undertaken. Let’s use an example of a longstanding, serious personal conflict with someone else. Many people, especially guys in relationships, are taught that it is best to “avoid the conflict” [means] to keep the peace [end]. On the surface, this might seem like a noble, wise route to take. But for most people and circumstances, this strategy backfires because people become more bitter, disengaged, and ultimately unable to effectively resolve an issue that is central to their well-being and that of their relationship. So, although it is difficult (and can often increase conflict and uneasiness in the short-term), addressing the conflict respectfully, transparently, and empathetically [means] to improve the well-being of the individuals and relationship involved [purpose] is often the key to resolving a conflict [end]."
 
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When you reach those pearly gates what might save you?​


A parachute, when they realize I shouldn't be there and then they boot me out. 😊
 
When I was a child, my father cheated on my mom
and didn't love my family. So; Later my parents divorced.
Soon after, my mother's Brother died in a car accident.
My brother, Moms Brothers Kids and I could only live in a Cold Attic.
Moms Mom was an alcoholic. Her whole family existed on Welfare.
Moms mom recently died, then Mom died,
Unkle Andy spent most of his adult life in Jail !
I then lost track of my Brother, the State did something with him.
The only Relation I have is my Dad now 73,
He is a daily visitor at the street corner working, Panhandling 2:20 to 6:30 !
There's no way I wanna go near that **** ! So Go to Hell stands!
 
papa tiger said:
When I was a child, my father cheated on my mom
and didn't love my family. So; Later my parents divorced.
(Break)
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I've just picked out a statement you've made above, and stated with absolute certainty, that your father "didn't love my family".
Its possible isn't it, that no one can say with such certainty whether one person loves another, (our UK courts family division makes no mention of the word "love" in any of its documents, and nor is the word used in our statues for the reason its so hard to define or prove one way or the other I guess, (some US states legislatures do use the word in their documents however).

I've highlighted the word "MY" too, because ordinarily a father, certainly one who had been married to the mother, has some right to be recognised as a father, hence part of your family, (albeit a rejected part).
papa tiger said:
So Go to Hell stands!
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We can all go to hell obviously, some feel at times they're in it now, (my paternal grandfather used to say, "There are worse things than dying", and I think it was this aspect of life he had in mind).
I'm sure you dont wish any harm to me and mine, nor anyone else, (with the possible exception of your father), and neither would I wish you any harm. I would suggest the way I witness young people appearing to act utterly recklessly doesn't bode well for the future, (for example on tv shows where men and women get to see one another naked and decide on that basis whether they wish to marry,...., oh, and believe me I dont watch those shows just notice they're being advertised or trailered here).

I've probably said enough, as I'm attempting this month to avoid controversy, so good luck and if it isn't too silly a thing to say I'm aware having two solid, reliable parents is an incalculable advantage, some of us have been lucky enough to enjoy.
 
I'm sure I'd fail the Goodometer test, and I can't really picture the after life, but two things give me hope.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

and

1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
 

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