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-Removed-To have eternal life one must become one with the eternal: truth, love, compassion, justice, etc. Eternal life is living in the domain of the eternal. One must BE righteous to have eternal life.
Those who believe that they need only profess the proper beliefs, perform the proper rituals, etc. ultimately do so in order to feel secure in self-centeredness and are deceiving themselves as well as others.
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-Removed-Yes, that's what I'd say.
Perhaps you can explain the following:
"Perhaps you can explain concisely and with specific detail."
Both concise and detailed?
If you have specific questions, ask them instead of giving ambiguous parameters of what you deem to be acceptable.
I'm glad you like "direct".
-Removed-Endurance is pretty much what it says. Satan and this world makes it very hard at times to remain faithful to God's laws and standards. We are imperfect too and that's always with us.
The Bible says to stay close to him and he'll stay close to us.
The works would include finding out what God and Jesus expects of us. We all want to please him and want his favor but there are a few things he wants in return. Most know to obey his laws and to accept them but this is not all that is required of us, there is more then that. Jesus gave us work to do to not only help us out in that endevor but to help others too. That's only fair. Right? Jesus told his followers to let others know what we know and to help them come to know him and his Father. Matt 24: 14. Another scripture to express this more is at Rom 10:14,15.
-Removed-Well there are no gauges or test if that's what you mean but once you do find out what is required of us then do the best you can at that and stay clean from the world's pagan teachings and practices. Satan is very good at hiding them in our everyday life's and we may not know we are even having something to do with them. The Bible speaks of using discernment in all or ways. 2Tim 2:7.
But if you are looking for a simple way to have this favor from God it's not just a couple things to do. It is not always easy to follow his laws and principles. So it takes alot of study as well as commitment.
John 17:3.
-Removed-I'm still not sure what you are finding difficult to understand, but I'll try this. It isn't about acting truthful, loving, compassionate, just, etc. It's about being truthful, loving, compassionate, just, etc. Here's an example that might help you understand the distinction. There are many people who, under most circumstances, would not murder anyone. However, in certain situations they would. There are also people who would not murder anyone under any circumstances. For them, murder is not an option. They have no desire to murder anyone and there is no situation that would incite such a desire.