Can anyone be good enough to enter heaven?
No one can be good enough to enter heaven. Scripture says in Romans 3:23 that all have come short of the glory of God, and no one can meet God's criteria. Salvation is based on faith, taking God at His Word, so a person can know eternal life and not worry about missing heaven.
Les explains that the plan of salvation begins with the question of how you can know you are in Christ, have eternal life, and do not have to worry about missing heaven. He says this is always based on faith, and you can do nothing in the realm of the Spirit without faith, which is taking God at His Word. He likes to start with Romans 3:23, which says all have come short of the glory of God. All have come short; they cannot meet God's criteria and in no way can claim to be good enough to enter God's heaven.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
More Questions
Will God let good people into heaven even though they have sinned?
People who think they are good enough will not slip into heaven, because Scripture says all have sinned.
Why do people think they can get into heaven without being saved?
Many people today do not believe Romans 3:23 and think they are good enough or that God will let them slip in, but He will not, because all have sinned.