One attains eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ, whose righteousness is imputed to believers, not through their works.
Attaining eternal life is entirely dependent upon faith in Jesus Christ and His finished work rather than personal merit or righteousness. Romans 5:21 articulates that grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. This establishes that no one can earn eternal life; it is a gift obtained through Christ’s obedience and sacrifice. Believers are justified and declared righteous not through works but through faith in Christ, as expressed in Romans 4:6, which states that blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes righteousness apart from works. Thus, achieving eternal life means recognizing one’s complete inability to earn salvation and wholly relying on Christ’s righteousness—His perfect life and sacrificial death—as the sole basis for justification before God.
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