Fallen World
God does not call His servants to build a legacy in a falling world.
We are saved by grace through faith in Yeshua; we cannot earn our way to the Father. Yet, we all have a cross to bear. We are called to deny our flesh in a world that offers empty pleasures, to live a holy life in a world ruled by sin, and to love faithfully in a world where the human heart grows cold.
No one can cheat their way into heaven through religious acts or by offering God the leftovers of their life. God knows the heart of man.
Consider the criminal on the cross: people often fixate on the fact that he was saved, but the true lesson is in the profound compassion and faith he showed—a faith that put the religious leaders of the day to shame.
We are God's servants, no greater than the Master. If God allowed His own Son to endure the cross, why should we, who were once His enemies, expect anything less?
Therefore, work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Salvation in Christ
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life
Jesus is the only way to the Father. This requires a genuine relationship with Him, and anyone who truly has that relationship will naturally grow in their love for Him and their desire to obey His commandments.