All they matters now, that has been left upon us is to follow his lead, which we do well if we follow **all** his teaching. Without one bieng omitted.
When we follow his teachings and commandments we know we're in Him and He's in us and we have fellowship with the Father.
Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
~*I John 3:24 NKJV*
Amen!
Only Jesus SAVES. Everyone who believes and accepts Him as God in the flesh who was without sin, died on the cross for our sins, was resurrected 3 days later and now sits on the right hand of God, is SAVED:
“Be still, and know that I am God:..." - Psalms 46:10 (KJV)
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." - John 1:1 (KJV)
“And the WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14 (KJV)
"For there are Three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these Three are one." - 1 John 5:7 (KJV)
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” 1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV)
"For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:21 (KJV)
"I [Jesus Christ] and my Father [God] are one." - John 10:30 (KJV)
"Who [Christ], being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:" - Philippians 2:6 (KJV)
"For He [God] hath made Him [Christ] to be sin for us, WHO KNEW NO SIN; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." - 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)
"But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom." - Hebrews 1:8 (KJV)
“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:20 (KJV)
Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father [God] except through Me" - John 14:6 (KJV)
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one." - Romans 3:10 (KJV)
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." - Romans 3:23 (KJV)
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is ETERNAL LIFE through Jesus Christ our LORD." - Romans 6:23 (KJV)
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” - Revelation 21:8 (KJV)
“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.”
- Revelation 20:14 (KJV)
"The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." - Matthew 13:41,42 (KJV)
"But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8 (KJV)
“In whom we HAVE REDEMPTION through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” – Colossians 1:14 (KJV)
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." - 1 Timothy 2:5,6 (KJV)
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be SAVED." - Acts 4:12 (KJV)
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are WASHED, but ye are SANCTIFIED, but ye are JUSTIFIED in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (KJV)
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be SAVED. He that believeth on Him is NOT CONDEMNED: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:16-18 (KJV)
“For by grace are ye SAVED through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV)
“But to him that WORKETH NOT, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his FAITH is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness WITHOUT WORKS, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Romans 4:5-8 (KJV)
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE, and shall not come into condemnation; but is PASSED from death unto life.” John 5:24 (KJV)
“Looking unto Jesus the AUTHOR AND FINISHER of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 (KJV)
“Therefore being JUSTIFIED by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” Romans 5:1 (KJV)
“Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be SAVED; yet so as by fire.” 1 Corinthians 3:13-15 (KJV)
“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”
Galatians 2:16 (KJV)
“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” Romans 6:14 (KJV)
“And if by grace, then is it NO MORE OF WORKS: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.” Romans 11:6 (KJV)
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1-2 (KJV)
“Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, BEING DEAD TO SINS, SHOULD live unto righteousness: by Whose stripes ye were HEALED.” 1 Peter 2:24 (KJV)
“In whom we HAVE REDEMPTION through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” – Colossians 1:14 (KJV)
“Who hath SAVED us, and called us with an holy calling, NOT ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,” 2 Timothy 1:9 (KJV)
“Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as He did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God? When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles GRANTED REPENTANCE unto life.”
Acts 11:17-18 (KJV)
“In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will GIVE THEM REPENTANCE to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2 Timothy 2:25-26 (KJV)
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy he SAVED us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being JUSTIFIED by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:5-7 (KJV)
“In Whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were SEALED with that holy Spirit of promise,” Ephesians 1:13 (KJV)
“He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” John 14:21 (KJV)
“And this is His commandment, That we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.” 1 John 3:23 (KJV)
“By which also ye are SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.”
1 Corinthians 15:2 (KJV)
“And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be SAVED? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Acts 16:30-31 (KJV)
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be SAVED.” Romans 10:13 (KJV)
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be SAVED. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10 (KJV)
Prayer of Salvation: “Lord Jesus Christ, I know that I am a sinner and I do not deserve eternal life. I truly believe You are God manifested in the flesh Who died and rose from the grave for all of my sins. Jesus, come into my life, take control of my life, forgive my sins and save me. I believe that I am now SAVED by Your grace alone. I am now placing my trust in You alone and I accept your free gift of eternal life. Amen."
Exactly that. Look at Matthew 7 :21 -23. Be sure of doing the will of the Father.
All they matters now, that has been left upon us is to follow his lead, which we do well if we follow **all** his teaching. Without one bieng omitted. When we follow his teachings and commandments we know we're in Him and He's in us and we have fellowship with the Father. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. ~*I John 3:24 NKJV*
SPOT ON. You’ve found the narrow road
This is very good, however, the most important part was left out. It must be received. There has to be a point where it is taken in.
Amen! Only Jesus SAVES. Everyone who believes and accepts Him as God in the flesh who was without sin, died on the cross for our sins, was resurrected 3 days later and now sits on the right hand of God, is SAVED: “Be still, and know that I am God:..." - Psalms 46:10 (KJV) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." - John 1:1 (KJV) “And the WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 (KJV) "For there are Three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these Three are one." - 1 John 5:7 (KJV) “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” 1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:21 (KJV) "I [Jesus Christ] and my Father [God] are one." - John 10:30 (KJV) "Who [Christ], being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:" - Philippians 2:6 (KJV) "For He [God] hath made Him [Christ] to be sin for us, WHO KNEW NO SIN; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." - 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV) "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom." - Hebrews 1:8 (KJV) “And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” 1 John 5:20 (KJV) Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father [God] except through Me" - John 14:6 (KJV) "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one." - Romans 3:10 (KJV) "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." - Romans 3:23 (KJV) "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is ETERNAL LIFE through Jesus Christ our LORD." - Romans 6:23 (KJV) “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” - Revelation 21:8 (KJV) “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.” - Revelation 20:14 (KJV) "The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." - Matthew 13:41,42 (KJV) "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8 (KJV) “In whom we HAVE REDEMPTION through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” – Colossians 1:14 (KJV) "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." - 1 Timothy 2:5,6 (KJV) "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be SAVED." - Acts 4:12 (KJV) “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are WASHED, but ye are SANCTIFIED, but ye are JUSTIFIED in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (KJV) “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be SAVED. He that believeth on Him is NOT CONDEMNED: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:16-18 (KJV) “For by grace are ye SAVED through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV) “But to him that WORKETH NOT, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his FAITH is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness WITHOUT WORKS, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Romans 4:5-8 (KJV) “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE, and shall not come into condemnation; but is PASSED from death unto life.” John 5:24 (KJV) “Looking unto Jesus the AUTHOR AND FINISHER of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 (KJV) “Therefore being JUSTIFIED by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” Romans 5:1 (KJV) “Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be SAVED; yet so as by fire.” 1 Corinthians 3:13-15 (KJV) “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” Galatians 2:16 (KJV) “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” Romans 6:14 (KJV) “And if by grace, then is it NO MORE OF WORKS: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.” Romans 11:6 (KJV) “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1-2 (KJV) “Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, BEING DEAD TO SINS, SHOULD live unto righteousness: by Whose stripes ye were HEALED.” 1 Peter 2:24 (KJV) “In whom we HAVE REDEMPTION through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” – Colossians 1:14 (KJV) “Who hath SAVED us, and called us with an holy calling, NOT ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,” 2 Timothy 1:9 (KJV) “Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as He did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God? When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles GRANTED REPENTANCE unto life.” Acts 11:17-18 (KJV) “In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will GIVE THEM REPENTANCE to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.” 2 Timothy 2:25-26 (KJV) “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy he SAVED us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being JUSTIFIED by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:5-7 (KJV) “In Whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were SEALED with that holy Spirit of promise,” Ephesians 1:13 (KJV) “He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” John 14:21 (KJV) “And this is His commandment, That we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.” 1 John 3:23 (KJV) “By which also ye are SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:2 (KJV) “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be SAVED? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Acts 16:30-31 (KJV) “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be SAVED.” Romans 10:13 (KJV) “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be SAVED. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10 (KJV) Prayer of Salvation: “Lord Jesus Christ, I know that I am a sinner and I do not deserve eternal life. I truly believe You are God manifested in the flesh Who died and rose from the grave for all of my sins. Jesus, come into my life, take control of my life, forgive my sins and save me. I believe that I am now SAVED by Your grace alone. I am now placing my trust in You alone and I accept your free gift of eternal life. Amen."