• Only Name In Heaven Is "Christian"

  Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010 (message contributor)

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ONLY NAME IN HEAVEN IS "CHRISTIAN"

John Wesley once dreamed that he was at the gates of hell. He knocked and asked, "Are there any Roman Catholics here?"

"Yes, many," was the reply.

"Any Church of England men?"

"Yes, many."

"Any Presbyterians?"

"Yes, many."

"Any Wesleyans here?"

"Yes, many."

Disappointed and dismayed, especially at the last reply, he turned his steps upward and found himself at the gates of paradise. Here he repeated the same questions: "Any Wesleyans here?"

"No."

"Whom have you, then, here?" he asked in astonishment.

"We do not know of any here which you have named. The only name of which we know anything here is 'Christian.'"

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