In the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 19, Jesus responds to someone who asks, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” Jesus responds that he must keep all the laws God has demanded of him.
The disciples respond, in verse 25, “Who then can be saved?” And in verse 27, Peter says, “See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”
Do we respond similarly: “I have lived a good life. I regularly pray, attend church, follow the laws of God to the best of my ability; why then does so much of my life ...