What must I do to get eternal life?
Matthew 19:16
Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler
16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
With God All Things Are Possible
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Luke 18:18
Jesus said you have to meet God’s standards to inherit God’s Kingdom. That’s why the Lord went through the commandments.
The Rich Young ruler was trying to get eternal life from his works and he still fails because the Rich young ruler loved his wealth more than God. The commanded in
Deuteronomy 6:
4“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!
5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
6“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
The Disciples wanted to know who then can be saved if it’s this difficult.
Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Ephesians 2:8
8For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Habakkuk 2:4
“Behold the proud,
His soul is not upright in him;
But the just shall live by his faith.
That’s why at the very beginning Jesus why do you call Good Teacher , no one is good But God.
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
How do we enter the Kingdom of God and have eternal life?
John 3:3Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Romans 10:9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Acts 2:38 “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.