God's KPI

A certain ruler asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to obtain eternal life?" Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God. (Luke 18:18-19 CEB)

Key Performance Indicators, or KPI, are used in many organisation as a tool to measure an employee's performance on the job. It is quite amazing to know that many people who have been working in a modern society, who have known about these tools called KPI, yet think that they can enter heaven if they are good, without finding out what is God's KPI, or how God defined "good".

The story of the rich young ruler (Matthew 19:16-22, Mark 10:17-22, Luke 18:18-23) tell us what is God's KPI. When the rich young ruler called Jesus "Good Teacher", Jesus quickly reminded him that "No one is good except God alone." In another word, God's definition of "good" is you have to be as good as God. If you are as good as God, you can enter heaven. Is there anyone as good as God? The Bible says no. Jesus said that no one is good except God alone (Mark 10:18).

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; (1 Kings 8:46 KJV)

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? (Job 25:4 KJV)

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. (Psalm 14:1 KJV)

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. (Psalm 53:1 KJV)

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (Psalm 14:3 KJV)

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (Psalm 53:3 KJV)

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. (Psalm 143:2 KJV)

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? (Proverbs 20:9 KJV)

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. (Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV)

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: (Roman 3:10 KJV)

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23 KJV)

But if all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, then how can anyone be saved? But whatever men cannot do, God provide a way. Salvation is of God, free, by His grace. What we need is to believe.

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. (Jonah 2:9 KJV)

The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. (Psalm 37:39 ESV)

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)