There was a sweet naivety to President Donald Trump’s comments about getting into heaven by forging peace in Ukraine, and a disarming humility. It was very un-Trump-like.
“If I can save 7,000 people a week from being killed … I want to try to get to heaven if possible, I’m hearing that I’m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole,” the president joked. “But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.”
Christian theologians have argued for centuries about whether good works guarantee entry into heaven, from giving simple alms to ending historically bloody conflicts. Generally speaking, Protestants believe that a person’s good deeds do not contribute to their salvation and that salvation is received
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