Tag: eternal life

Jesus on ‘Works’ and ‘Eternal Life’

And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Full context here.)

What must I DO to inherit eternal life?judge

DO.

This verse begins a recounting of a conversation in the life of Messiah.  A conversation wherein Yeshua (Jesus) says what much of Christendom doesn’t want to hear.  Let’s pay attention to the Rabbi.

Rabbi Yeshua replies,

“What is written in the Torah? How does it read to you?”

Recall what He said in Matthew 5:17-19…

Given the opportunity to say, ‘All ya gotta do is believe…’ and Yeshua does not.  Rather, He points to the Torah!  The lawyer replies, quoting Torah commands that sum up the whole of the Law,

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Without hesitation, Yeshua answers, Continue reading “Jesus on ‘Works’ and ‘Eternal Life’”

How to inherit eternal life, according to Yeshua…

A man once asked Yeshua what he needed to do to inherit eternal life.  That is a question asked today by those who recognize the longing in their souls.  Yeshua’s answer was a little different than what you will hear in most churches…  Should give us something to chew on!

Here is how Luke records the exchange,

25 And a [a]lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, Continue reading “How to inherit eternal life, according to Yeshua…”