You forgot to add "in order to be saved"
Yes, one must do his duty as God requires "in order to be saved" to enter the strait gate.
bcbsr said:
"in order to be saved"? Typical - always appending "in order to be saved" to every command as if there's not any other reason to do what is right unless you're threatened with hell fire. Kind of self-seeking.
Heb 11:7 "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to
(EIS) the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."
Acts 2:38 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for
(EIS) the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
The Greek word eis carries the idea of looking forward, toward, unto, "in order to". Noah therefore built the ark unto, in order for his house to be saved. He did not build the ark because his house was already saved from a flood that not yet occurred. Likewise, one repents and is baptized in order to have sins remitted. To try and change "eis" to mean 'becuase' is butchering the meaning of these verses.
bcbsr said:
Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live (gain eternal life) by them." Rom 10:5
Which is the same idea as yours. Qualifying to be saved based upon your performance is salvation by works.
Rom 10:5 Paul is showing that one cannot be saved by the OT law of Moses that required strict, perfect flawless obedience. Paul also says "
For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth"
So Christ ended the OT law's requirement of perfect law keeping. I have never argued that one can be saved by works of the OT law in flawless law keeping.