Dear readers, analyze this simple text, and then position yourself regarding the reason that leads us to “salvation or eternal life on the right side of God, which means the same thing”.

I also want to make a request: whatever your opinion is, kindly spread the word to your friends.

Notably, throughout the Bible, there is no better synthesis for our so-called salvation than that described in the last judgment we will have after death, in which Christ symbolically tells us that only those who act with benevolence towards their neighbor will sit at the right side of a King. (The Most High is the monarch and the others who do good deeds towards their brothers. Whoever they are.) [1]

Regarding how we should behave, another magnificent teaching from the Sublime Rabbi is passed on to us through the Parable of the Good Samaritan. 2

To better understand it, let's see an excerpt:

“Jesus went on to say, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and fled, leaving him half dead. Incidentally, a certain priest went down the same path; and seeing him, he passed by. Likewise, a Levite also came to that place, saw him, and passed by. But a Samaritan, who was traveling, approached him and, looking at him, was filled with compassion.”³

The first man, the priest, represents those who claim to be God's delegates on Earth, lead their flocks in the churches, but do not apply what they preach in the temples on a daily basis; they are religious leaders who only talk.

The second, the Levite, like the previous one, was profoundly knowledgeable about the Pentateuch Mosaic, responsible for reading the biblical texts in the cults and, although he was widely understood in the Law and in the Jewish Scriptures, he also did not look at the one who was fallen. As well as several of us who are developing and worshiping a lot of knowledge, to the point of teaching and passing on to others; however, we are only in theory.

The third, the Samaritan, represents someone who practices a religion considered objectionable by some, but who, even without knowing his neighbor, went to assist the one who was lying on the road and helped him.

It is worth saying that Jesus asks who was the brother of this man and it is answered that it was the third one. In the face of such relentless logic, Christ has no choice but to agree with the answer. ⁴

We can conclude that the Divine Gardener meant in the parable that many of those who are considered of bad life, because they do not follow the conventionality of traditional beliefs, are better than the first two. After all, they are not based on faith or sacred letters. But they are legitimately good. They really love their neighbors, regardless of who they are.

The Prince of Peace guided His teachings in brotherly love and humility.

Jesus tells us that those who are poor by the Spirit,5  pure in heart⁶, gentle, peaceful and merciful will be happy.⁷

Instructing us about the Greater Commandment ⁸, the writer Eliseu Rigonatti told us:

“THE GREAT COMMANDMENT

34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had shut up the Sadducees, they gathered together in counsel.

35 And one of them, who was a doctor of the law, tempting Him, asked Him:

36 Master, what is the great commandment of the law?

37 Jesus said to him: You will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your understanding.

38 This is the maximum and the first commandment.

39 And the second, similar to this, is: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

40 On these two commandments depends the whole law and the prophets.

Jesus replaces the Decalogue, that is, the ten commandments of Moses, with the two simple and explicit commandments above.

Whoever loves God above all things, worships in spirit and truth only to Him, who is our Father, not worshiping images of any kind, and respecting His sacred name. Sanctifies not only one of the days of the week, but every day, every hour and every minute, by living uprightly and with dignity.

The one who loves his neighbor as himself, honors his father and mother, does not kill, does not commit adultery, does not raise false testimony, and does not covet anything from anyone. So Jesus was right, in teaching the proud and tempting Pharisee, that to love God above all things and neighbor as yourself, is a commandment that admirably sums up the whole law of Moses and all that the prophets said.” ⁹

We must do to others what we would like to be done to us.¹⁰

Love your enemies¹¹ and always forgive.¹²

Do good without showing it.¹³

Let us judge ourselves first before and instead of judging others.¹⁴

The Divine Nazarene shows us in His words that love is an essential condition for obtaining great fortunes.

Paul demonstrates that he had understood the words of Christ exactly, when he stated that even if he spoke to the angels, if he knew all the science, if he could transport the mountains, if he divided his goods or was burned; in other words: if he did everything, but it didn't have the love inside, it was worth nothing.¹⁵ And he ends by revealing to us that love is superior to the much-vaunted faith and even to hope.¹⁶

It is worth saying that Jesus asks who was his neighbor and it is answered that it was the third one. In the face of such implacable logic, Christ has no choice but to agree with the answer.

We can conclude that the Divine Gardener meant in the parable that many of those who are considered of bad life, because they do not follow the conventionality of traditional beliefs, are better than the first two. After all, they are not based on faith or sacred letters. But they are legitimately good. They really love their neighbors, regardless of who they are.

The Prince of Peace guided His teachings in brotherly love and humility.

Jesus tells us that those who are poor by the Spirit, pure in heart, gentle, peaceful and merciful will be happy.

Instructing us about the Greater Commandment, the writer Eliseu Rigonatti told us:

“THE GREAT COMMANDMENT

34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had shut up the Sadducees, they gathered together in counsel.

35 And one of them, who was a doctor of the law, tempting him, asked him:

36 Master, what is the great commandment of the law?

37 Jesus said to him: You will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your understanding.

38 This is the maximum and the first commandment.

39 And the second, similar to this, is: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

40 On these two commandments depends the whole law and the prophets.

Jesus replaces the Decalogue, that is, the ten commandments of Moses, with the two simple and explicit commandments above.

The one who loves God above all things, worships Him in spirit and truth and only to Him, who is our Father, does not worship images of any kind, and respects His sacred name, who also sanctifies not only one of the days of the week, but every day, every hour and every minute, by living uprightly and with dignity.

Who loves his neighbor as himself, honors his father and mother, does not kill, does not commit adultery, does not raise false testimony, and does not covet anything from anyone. So Jesus was right, in teaching the proud and tempting Pharisee, that to love God above all things and neighbor as yourself, is a commandment that admirably sums up the whole law of Moses and all that the prophets said.”

We must do to others what we would like to be done to us.

Love your enemies and forgive indefinitely.

Do good without ostentation.

Judge us first, before and instead of doing it to others.

The Divine Nazarene shows us in His words that love is an essential condition for obtaining great fortunes.

Paul shows that he had understood the words of Christ exactly, when he stated that even if he spoke to the angels, if he knew all the science, if he could transport the mountains, if he divided his goods or was burned; in other words: if he did everything, but he had no love inside, it wouldn't be worth doing it. And he concludes by revealing to us that love is superior to the much-vaunted faith and even to hope.

Thus, we can safely arrive to the conclusion that our so-called salvation can easily be achieved.

This depends solely on us, as long as the acts we do are based exclusively on the loving feeling we have towards our fellow man.

According to the Great Master, we will be judged according to our works.¹⁷

Do you think there was someone greater than Him?

Many people worry too much about their "salvation", relying on biblical writings that were made for the Hebrews, where God was spiteful, cruel, vindictive and bloodthirsty.

Jesus came to show us that the Highest Father is Sovereignly Just and Good!

If, instead of blindly believing what religious leaders say, people were truly good, as well as studying the so-called Word of God in depth, they would see that the Bible tells us that we will receive according to our works.

Paulo de Tarso, understood these lines of the Divine Master when he said: "Because we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive according to what he has done through the body, either good or bad".¹⁸

With this account, Paul ratifies the words of the Dear Master.

Jesus, who is certainly the Doctor of men and souls, is also the holder of the truth!

It is not for nothing that the apostle John in his Gospel reproduces the sayings of the Beloved Rabbi who speaks: "and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free".¹⁹

In view of all this, we can conclude that the fact of whether or not we are "saved" (as some say) depends only on carefully observing our feelings, our thoughts, our words and our actions, because it is through these works that we will put love into practice and love our neighbors as we love ourselves. After all, it is necessary that we evolve and for that we must always do good!

See how the story below contradicts the Master's teachings enormously:

“Imagine: an individual, throughout his life, steals, rapes, kills, respects no one, then when he is old, repents, assiduously attends a religion and suddenly dies inside the church holding the Bible.”

That’s it! According to some, his spirit goes straight to Heaven. The crimes you have committed before will not be considered.

At that moment, those who remain forget the words of Jesus who spoke: "Truly I say to you, you will never leave until you pay until the last centile."²⁰

It is absurd to think that "faith is more important than works".

Those who think like this based themselves on what?

Not in the Bible for sure!

They don't even recall James who said:

"My brothers, what good is it if someone says he has faith, and has no works? Can faith save him? Faith is dead in itself if it has no works. But someone will say: You have faith and I have works, show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. But, oh vain man, do you want to know that faith without works is dead? You can see that man is justified by works, not by faith. Because just as the body without the spirit is dead, faith without works is dead."²¹

Who's right? Jesus, Paulo de Tarsus and James or those who say that faith is greater than works?

We also asked: "what would be more pleasing to God?" A repentance of a son because of his great faith or that that person had done good works throughout his life?

We are sure that the Creator would choose the second option!

Let us also notice that Sublime Nazarene did not say: "to each according to his faith".

We know that it is much easier to follow those who have no commitment, to those who think about tomorrow; even though it is far away.

We will end this writing with the famous and true phrase of Allan Kardec who said: “OUT OF CHARITY THERE IS NO SALVATION.”²²

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1 Matthew 25:31-46.
2 Luke 10:25-37.
3 Luke 10:30-33.
4 Luke 10:36-37.
5 Matthew 5:3.
6 Matthew 5:5.
7 Matthew 5:7-9.
8 Matthew 22:34-40.
9 E. RIGONATTI, The Gospel of the Humble, FEB. Chap. 22.
10 Matthew 7:12.
11 Matthew 5:44.
12 Matthew 18:21-22.
13 Matthew 6:1-2.
14 Matthew 7:5.
15 1 Corinthians 13:1-7.
16 1 Corinthians 13:13.
17 Matthew 16:27.
18 II Corinthians 5:10.
19 John 8:32.
20 Matthew 5:26.
21 James 2:14. 17-18. 20. 24. 26.
22 A, KARDEC. The Gospel According to Spiritism.