This guy is REALLY nice.

Well, I try to do what's right.

He's so nice that if good people get to Heaven, he'll be the first in line!

Aw shucks.

So Mr. Nice Guy, have you kept the Ten Commandments?

Pretty Much!

Do you mind if we take a look at them and maybe see how nice you really are?

Uh... OK.

Great, here's one: "You Shall Not Lie".

Mr. Nice Guy, have you ever told a lie?

Well, yeah. Who hasn't?

What do you call somebody who tells lies?

A liar.

Alright, how about another commandment... "You shall not steal".

Have you ever stolen anything, even once?

Nope.

But... you just told me you're a liar!

Well, I did steal some candy once when I was a kid.

And what do you call someone who steals?

A thief!

Alright, let's try another one. "You shall not commit adultery".

Oh, that's easy. I'd never cheat on my wife.

Hi handsome!

Oh Baby!

Jesus said if you even look at a woman with lust, you've already committed adultery with her in your heart.

Oh... um, right.

One more. "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain".

Have you ever used God's name to curse?

Oh my (beeeep)!

That, Mr. Nice Guy, is called blasphemy.

God gave you life and breath and everything you have! And you've dragged his name through the dirt.

So, by your own admission... you're a liar, a thief, a blasphemer, and an adulterer at heart.

And that's just four of the Ten Commandments.

OK, OK, so I'm not perfect.

Actually, it's worse than that.

Suppose we could put a chip in your brain that would record all your private thoughts for an entire week, and then play those thoughts on a giant movie screen for all your friends and family to see.

That would be embarrassing!

Yeah, I know. The Bible says God knows everything, even the secret thoughts of your heart.

Well... compared to some people, I'm a saint!

Yeah that's true. But the standard is God's law, not other people.

Besides, even if you sin just five times a day in one year... that's 1,825 sins.

And if you live to be seventy years old, you'll have broken God's law over 127,000 times!

You'll have to answer for every sin on Judgment Day when the Bible says, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

But... God will forgive me. Right?

Well, let's try that in court.

Hey, look. I know I keep breaking the law, but hey, can't you just, you know, let it slide?

Only a corrupt judge would buy that.

A GOOD judge would say: Justice demands that you pay for your crimes.

God's not a corrupt judge. He's a holy, righteous judge. He hates sin!

Jesus warned that on Judgment Day, everyone who had sinned against God will justly end up in a terrible place called hell, and there will be no escape for all eternity.

Well, then, how can ANYBODY get to heaven?

There's only one way.

God loved the world so much that he sent his son, Jesus, to live a perfect life.

He never sinned, not even once.

Then, Jesus offered to take the punishment for guilty sinners.

He was whipped, and beaten, and nailed to a cross, and died so that justice would be served and sinners could go free!

Then, Jesus rose from the grave and defeated death!

You can't earn eternal life. It's God's gift to everyone who will humble themselves and come to Jesus.

He'll forgive you, wash you clean, and give you a new heart.