Why if we're going to heaven does St Peter need a reason to let us in?

Question

Why if we're going to heaven does St Peter need a reason to let us in?

Answer 1

Nobody has gone to heaven yet because no one knows the way home. Our original home where we all lived with the Father of all fathers -God is not heaven. It is the soul world or the Land of peace/Land of silence. Heaven is here on earth.All the saints, and spiritual leaders are all here on earth in different costumes playing different roles on earth.

Answer 2

I am not sure what the question is, but God knows if you have accepted Jesus as your God and Savior

Answer 3

Just another flaw in the fairy tale.

Answer 4

If I saw St Peter at the gates of heaven, I would remind him of how he betrayed Jesus in the Garden by using his sword to cut off one of the guards ears - Then I would tell the 'denier' to get the h**l out of my way!

Answer 5

First of all I need to tell you in order to get to heaven you must be saved.  This means you must be born again. If you read your bible(kjv)  john 3:5 states--except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.  You will not enter into Heaven through a "st peter".--Peter was one of Jesus' twelve disciple who followed Jesus. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son (jesus) that whosoever believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.( john 3:16 ) (in heaven).   You must have faith and believe that Jesus died for our sins.  and then you must repent of all your sins.    You must be born again.  

Answer 6

Peter has the keys yes,  but the keys are the gospel of God that if you glorify GOd, leaning on the work of Jesus on the cross you will be saved.

In heaven only righteousness dwells.  Revelation says those who are there have their robes washed  in the blood of the Lamb Jesus.  The door is Jesus himself and His sheep hear His voice and go in through HIm.

Peter does not decide what the keys to the kingdom are.  The Keys are trusting in God;s mercies, leaning and loving the truth of God and treasuring Christ in the gospel.

Answer 7

Who said Peter was the door man?

Answer 8

Why not?

Answer 9

Look, Peter is the guy's nick name, it means 'Rocky'. What else is a guy called Rocky going to do in heaven except work as a bouncer at the door?

Answer 10

Someone said there`s not mushroom,

no disrespect to anyone it is just what I was told.  

one must be organised about these sorts of things

Answer 11

I guess this would just be a metaphor for a judgment on our final destination.   The idea that we would just be sent somewhere without a final tally is illogical.  

If this life is just a testing ground,  then there must be a reading of the report card and a final grade.  So I guess what St. Peter needs to see is our credentials.   Unfortunately,  we can't earn them on our own,  they have to be gotten by faith.

Answer 12

Cos Religion is all about trying to convince you to concern yourself about stupid little things like this......things which are not of this world and you need not concern yourself about at all!

Try thinking for yourself, i'll bet the concern disappears!

Answer 13

Are you serious? That's just a stereotype made up by the media. St. Peter, like all other dead humans, waits in the ground for Judgment Day. He'll get in with the rest of us. I don't mind people questioning religion, but don't learn about it from the Saturday morning cartoons.

Answer 14

Well, he really wanted to be doing something useful, so god gave him a doorkeeper job just to shut him up.

Answer 15

he has to check our name off the list...LOL

JB

Answer 16

I see no where in the Bible that "St Peter" rules the gates of heaven.  God decides who gets in and Jesus is at his right hand to say, "I know that one, let them pass."

Answer 17

  like every were else he has to cheek

  your name off so you need to give

him your name address and your social

security so have it handy

Answer 18

WE'RE ALL GOING TO h**l ANYWAYS.

no, wait THERES NO SUCH THING!

just a flipping fairy tale poorly written that defies all logic and reason.

Answer 19

Just like Santa has a good list and a bad list

Answer 20

just to make sure we're good boys and girls

Answer 21

maybeee

Answer 22

Read the word of god in the bible  

Answer 23

Doesn't want his tip jar to stay empty.

Answer 24

John 3

15Then everyone who has faith in the Son of Man will have eternal life. 16God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die. 17God did not send his Son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them! 18No one who has faith in God's Son will be condemned

The Word of the Lord

Give Praise to our Lord Jesus Christ