Put Others First to Be Saved from Eternal Death

How are we saved from eternal death? Jesus said it was by loving your neighbor as yourself. Paul said the same thing. But often, people think the main thing we need to do to inherit eternal life is to accept as truth that Jesus came to die for us, and that by merely accepting this as truth, we thereby receive Jesus' righteousness vicariously, without needing to make His righteousness our own in our daily actions, and then the whole necessity of putting others first becomes easily lost sight of. With this means of salvation in view, we might tend to think of loving others as something that is generally good to do, and something Jesus prefers, but not necessary for inheriting eternal life, not a "salvation" issue, if you will. But the whole purpose of the judgment is to evaluate our lives to see if we will be good neighbors in heaven and the new earth, or not. In this study, we look at the imperativeness of practical righteousness, and the the inevitable result of selfishness, even of one being. For further study, see: Jeremiah Against Orthodoxy (Ancient and Modern), https://www.bdsda.com/2023/01/24/jeremiah-against-orthodoxy-ancient-and-modern/  Sabbath School Q4 2023: "God's Mission, My Mission" - Week 7  A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson.  www.bdsda.com  Email us at [email protected] for comments and literature requests.