Why Do You Call Me Good?: Understanding Goodness That Leads to Eternal Life - Paperback

by Dory B. Alonzo (Author), Stella S. Tumanguil (Author)

Is it possible for us to be good yet be lost forever? What sort of goodness will assure us a place in heaven? Be captivated with the allegorical story of Lost--an exceptional doctor who loves helping others, but her self-reliant ways make her unable to see her own spiritual lack, more so her need for Christ. There are millions of successful and well-meaning people out there who are genuinely kind, churchgoing, law-abiding. Many of them hear God's word but do not receive; they go on with life convinced that their souls are saved. What does God's word say about those whose faith rests on their presumed goodness? Does one's goodness always lead to eternal life? What about you? If a sudden event brings you face to face with God, what do you suppose God will say about the life you lived? This book thoughtfully presents the biblical truths about the folly of self-righteousness--why no man can earn salvation by himself through good works and how there can be no true goodness apart from God. Like Lost, we all need to be reconciled with God, in the way that he ordained through the all-sufficient redemptive gospel of Christ.

Author Biography

Dory B. Alonzo is a freelance writer and editor, with a bachelor of arts degree in communication arts. She has served as a Bible study leader and in-house writer for her local church, Christ the Living Stone Fellowship, Philippines. She loves to tell stories on her blog site about how the Lord moves in everyday life of ordinary people as well as compose original songs for the Lord.



Stella S. Tumanguil is a technical writer and documentation specialist with a master of arts degree in communications. She greatly enjoys serving as a volunteer teacher with the Kids Ministry at her local church, The Church On The Way, in California.