How good is good enough?

In my opinion, we can't be so sure how good is "good enough". Also, we don't know how many good things would we need to do in order to wipe out the bad that we have done. We are NOT God. God is perfect, holy, and divine. Your goodness may not completely be perfect, holy, and divine in the eyes of God. If we do know exactly what good is good enough, it means that we are like God. Don't you think so? In fact, we have always made sins in our daily life. Even thinking of "bad" about something or someone, for instance, can also be considered sins in the eyes of God. That's why God has to come to the world through the physical body (Jesus) in order to be "sacrificed" for us. In the judgement's day, God will be able to relate us (i.e., humans) with Jesus and can forgive some of our sins that can't be wiped out because of our human nature.

Thank you cloudwatcher for helping us to know that it is impossible to be rated good by God's standard. Much easier to be rated + by myLot user =) Maybe many thinking about the ability to do good is because of the failure to recognize how sin has entered every single bit of our life. There is nothing in us that is not tainted by it. Most people I know, including myself back then, still think that we are actually not bad. Yes we do bad things, but don't we cover it up with our good things after that? We use our own standard to judge ourselve. Like Perryx said, without grace, noone can know how bad he/she actually is and incapable of saving themselves.

No one is perfect but it is best to try and be as good as possible. Society would be so much better if people would try to be polite and nice to each other. Who benefits from bad people? Who benefits from good people? Only you can answer these things for yourself. In my religion we hope for redemption through our Savior.

Whatever religion you are linked with, here is the key to know your own criteria: If only you practice to voice your conscious, try to talk with it, and if only you can happily live with your own self, think rightfully that you have done good enough!

That I would be good even if I did nothing That I would be good even if I got the thumbs down That I would be good if I got and stayed sick That I would be good even if I gained ten pounds That I would be fine even even if I went bankrupt That I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth That I would be great if I was no longer queen That I would be grand if I was not all knowing That I would be loved even when I numb myself That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed That I would be loved even when I was fuming That I would be good even if I was clingy That I would be good even if I lost sanity That I would be good Whether with or without you

Are you saying that good deeds have replaced indulgences from the Middle Ages? Can I buy my way to heaven? I thought that good behavior was the result of knowing God. Heaven is the reward for believing in God. Perhaps I'm wrong, I haven't been Christian for 25 years. Oddly, I find that I'm a much better person now, than I was when I was a Christian, because I am more tolerant of other people, I'm not judgemental anymore. I do good things because I want my life to have meaning, and I think that it makes the world a better place.

I don't think it would work if you were only doing it to gain something for yourself , I think if a persons heart is good then they would do "GOOD THINGS" without realising it , God can see into peoples hearts and know if it is genuine or not xx

How good is good enough? I believe that it is doing the very best we can under all circumstances and according to our own conscience. It might not be perfect of course, but if we are giving it our very best efforts what else can be asked of us? I am not too sure how we can know if we have been good enough to gain entrance into Heaven, but one day we will certainly find out and until that time I will continue to do the best I can. Now have I confused you enough cloudwatcher because I am getting confused myself here. LOL

Well desires have no end, similarly good things you achieve also has no end the search I feel continues lifelong. It is never good enough in life because you keep moving up and up.

um I am not sure about what you are asking? because its not about how much good you do, its more about not doing bad and repenting when you did and tring to not do the same thing again. I dont think you can do 1 wrong deed and wipe it out by doing 2 good deeds that just sounds nuts! lol

There has to be absolutes. This is why we were given the Bible. Without absolutes, one persons idea of "good" could be far less than another persons' ideas. This is why following God and the Bible is so important. For example, my husband thinks he's a good person. But he regularly lies, steals and other things most people think are sin. So if he was setting the standards for getting into heaven the doors would be wide open. Thankfully, God is the judge not us.

living a good life, you will never know how good you have to be but doing the right thing for God according to the bible , and with the ten commandments and also for yourself your self conscience will know otherwise it should make you not settled within yourself.

it is my belief that a person can lead a good life and go to church every Sunday or what ever day they worship but I believe that a person can wishop any where and pray to their God where ever they have a need...but no matter how hard you try to lead a good life you must have faith in God and believe in him

We can never be good enough to get into the Kingdom of Heaven. The only way we can get there is through God's Son, Jesus Christ. It is not by anything wonderful we have done, but something totally wonderful God has done for us. God bless.