I Am A Good Person!!!

This past week I did something that I rarely do. I watched a program on the E Channel called True Hollywood Story. This is a series program for the Channel that features many famous people and shows the different sides of their lives. The episode that I watched last week featured Jenna Jamison who is a well known Porn Star. In this episode featuring Jenna the E Channel made her out to be a glamorous star who rose through the ranks of pornography with hard work and dedication. They made her out to be someone that all could admire. In the program they even boasted about her debating at Harvard on the subject pornography and winning the debate by a landslide. It was a very discouraging and depressing show. I wondered how many young girls watched this program and idolize Jenna?

The most discouraging aspect of this True Hollywood Story came toward the end of the program. People who are close to Jenna began to talk about how she was a good person and how that would get her into heaven. When it came time to talk of heaven for the Porn Star she said with her hands clasped together and looking very serious that she knew for certain that she would get to heaven because she was a "GOOD PERSON!" I was left speechless along with my wife as we heard those words come from her mouth. Jenna Jameson who just signed a new 7 year deal to continue to churn out porn believes that because she feels that she is a good person she will be accepted into eternity with God. Jenna has been in over 100 Pornography films and in the next seven years that number will continue to increase. By her standards it is alright to continue because she is basing eternity on earthly goodness.

I firmly believe that Jenna could be accepted into Heaven one day, but the key to her entrance can only come through a relationship with Jesus Christ! Until she repents of her sins and enters into a Covenant relationship with the Savior she is going to be surprised when life comes to an end.

About a decade ago I had thinking similar to that of Jenna Jamison. I thought I was a "good person" by secular standards and was positive that God would accept me one day. This is the belief of mainstream America. This is the thinking of our neighbors, friends, and some family members. We need to be engaging those around us about what it takes to make it into eternity and the wonderful life that they are promised in the here and now. Some people don't want to share their faith in Christ with others because it seems odd. Some don't want to do it because they feel they are not gifted in explaining the Christian Faith. As Christians we are expected to share with others the TRUTH of how to get right with God. If you are engaging God regularly you will have the desire to share with others. When you don't engage God you become a selfish Christian that buries the TRUTH in the ground.

In Matthew 25 there are 3 Parables grouped together. The 2nd parable has to do with talents that that the Lord has given His servants. 2 of the servants take the talents (money) and produce more, but one of them buries what has been given in the ground and it does nothing for the servant or the master who has given it. Jesus' reply to the 2 successful servants is "Well done, good and faithful servant!" But His reply to the servant who is lazy is "Throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!" Those are strong words, but they come from Him who gives me life. I think I will prefer to go and invest the talents given to me so that I can impact a corrupt generation for Jesus!