Jesus was not addressing us, He called Paul to do so and gave him his "my gospel". We are under the dispensation of the grace of God. They were under the law. Big difference.
The Faith of the Gospel is demonstrated by denying ourselves and following Lord Jesus into a holy life of righteousness and love (
Romans 6;
Colossians 3:1-17;
Galatians 5:13-25), His Spirit indwelling and leading us as we live (
Romans 8:12-13), walk (
Romans 8:3-4;
Galatians 5:24-25), and sow (
Galatians 6:7-9) to the Spirit in this way. This is the kind of faith by which good works are brought forth.
Was Lord Jesus promoting grace or the Law in the Great Commission of the Kingdom Gospel that is to be preached throughout the whole world (all the words in the below Passages are direct quotes, or directed by, Lord Jesus)?
Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV) 19 Therefore go and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Revelation 3:1-5 (WEB)
1 “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2
Wake up and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for
I have found no works of yours perfected before my God. 3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard.
Keep it and repent.
If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you. 4 Nevertheless
you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
5
He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Revelation 14:12-13 (WEB)
12 Here is the
perseverance of the saints,
those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” 13 I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that
they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.”
Revelation 16:15 (WEB)
15 “Behold, I come like a thief.
Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn’t walk naked, and they see his shame.”
Revelation 19:7-8 (WEB)
7 Let us rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and
his wife has made herself ready.” 8 It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen:
for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Revelation 21:6-8 (WEB)
6 He said to me, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life. 7
He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
8
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers (
drug dealers) idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
All the Apostles confirm all that Lord Jesus taught them to observe:
1 Peter 1:13-19 (WEB)
13 Therefore
prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ — 14
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance, 15 but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also
be holy in all of your behavior; 16 because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.” [Leviticus 11:44-45] 17
If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear, 18 knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ
Blessings