How Can I Get Saved?

[Drich]

1, Malichi is simply asking a question.. How much does salvation cost?

2) don't forget the passages where Jesus says all you need do is simply believe.. But Mat.19 does say follow the commandments. Then Gal 2 says we are not justified by works.

So my question is why can't it be both?

We simply follow the commands, but aren't justified by them. We are justified through love.

For example if I bring my GF flowers out of the blue from time to time it doesn't mean we will get married out of this one act. However with love this act (following the rules of courtship) may indeed lead to my marriage. That said there were a few others who were following the same rules trying to do the same thing... Meaning (Gal2:16) However inorder to get married I did follow the rules of western courtship, and we did get married, but we did not get married because I followed said rules. I followed said rule because I wanted to get married and I knew that what she wanted me to do. because we loved each other. That is the gal 2:16 part. We are justified not by the courtship (law) for marriage but by love.

The reason we got married was based on our love for each other, however the rule of law was something I knew would make he happy, so I followed those rules.

The man asked Jesus a simple question. What good thing do I need to do to enter eternal life? Jesus answer was also simple. Keep the commandments. then he said sell all your goods give to the poor and follow me. Notice the actions come first. It could be bothor one or the other. That's why there are so many denominations of Christianity. The best they can do is agree to disagree.

Did the man ask how do we get saved/ or how could he get saved?

The answer for each of us is the same and different as well.

as the ultimate answer is love God first. This is the same across the board as it is ou greatest command. For Him his love of money was first. so then his specific requirement is to give his 1st love of the seudo millions he had to the poor, and follow jesus like a slave. He went away because he knew he could never do that.

For a slave this would be all too easy, unless say the slave love his kid. Then maybe like Abraham he is asked to let go or give back his son... (maye not the way Abraham did but maybe through an Accident sickness..

Again the command is to love God first then each other. That is how it is the same and different for all of us.