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Can I get to heaven by being a good person?

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Chuck Smith, on the rich young ruler: "Man cannot save himself. The moralist cannot save himself. No man by good works can save himself." Paul: "For by grace are ye saved through faith ... Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). Read Chuck on Matthew 19:22 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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