Salvation
Didn’t Jesus plainly teach that a person is saved by observing the Law, contradicting Paul who says salvation comes through faith in Christ?
Quick answer
Jesus did not teach that following the Law alone saves a person; rather, he emphasized the need to follow him wholeheartedly. His call to the young ruler demonstrates that true perfection and salvation come from a complete devotion to Christ, who is God.
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Key verses
Matthew 19:21bible
If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.
Mark 10:28-30bible
No one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much...
Romans 3:28bible
For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
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