One of the main idols that existed in the days when I walked on Earth was "religion." My Jewish people spent hours in the synagogues, but their devotion to keeping the Sabbath by going to synagogue would never qualify them to receive eternal life.
The Pharisees felt that they could earn their way into heaven by doing good works and following the law. I taught what eternal life is and I prayed that those who lived after I went to heaven would understand what eternal life is all about.
My beloved John recorded My words when I prayed this for all those who one day would believe in Me: "And this is life eternal, that they might know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent." If you truly know Me and believe that I died on the cross and was raised again to save you from your sins, and you confessed and turned away from your sins, then you will spend eternity with Me.
JOHN 17:3
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