Jesus does advise and teach to lead one's life a certain way. The key to Heaven is first and foremost, the belief and Faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, and that he came from The Father. I know that Luther hated the book of James because James taught that Faith without charity is pointless. It's been a theological debate since the Protestant Reformation. While the Gospel states that accepting Jesus came from the Father, and that He and the Son are one, Jesus also says "who ever does for the least of these, they do for me". If I know that Jesus is God, made into flesh, I also know that there are behaviors and thoughts that please God, and behaviors and thoughts that reject God. . I understand that doing good, as taught by Jesus, does not get me a 1st class seat in heaven, because in Heaven there are no special seats, save for the Son. An evil man can give charity, and act a certain way to deceive people into thinking that he is a good man. But God knows our hearts, so there is no deceiving him. But to serve the "least of these", with Faith, gives blessings of the Holy Spirit, not wealth, not good luck, but blessings. You know that feeling you get when you help someone, or cause a sick person to smile, or bring water to a thirsty person or creature? Or help a neighbor, or to volunteer in a food pantry or a church supper? If you do it in a humble nature, truly not seeking your own salvation, but out of gratitude for God's sacrifice, and if your mind is clean, your blessing will be a peace of mind and a feeling of more love from HIM. It is not that HE will love you more, it is that you will FEEL it, that is the blessing. I testify that the more I act to please GOD, the more HIS presence is in my consciousness. If your Faith strives to be perfect, and you reject doubt in your mind, I believe the next step is that you will be compelled to do what pleases HIM. Faith and Charity go together like yeast and flour, and we feast on the Bread of Heaven and are sustained, daily. Forgiven as we forgive, saved, like a kitten in a storm.

Jesus does advise and teach to lead one's life a certain way. The key to Heaven is first and foremost, the belief and Faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, and that he came from The Father. I know that Luther hated the book of James because James taught that Faith without charity is pointless. It's been a theological debate since the Protestant Reformation. While the Gospel states that accepting Jesus came from the Father, and that He and the Son are one, Jesus also says "who ever does for the least of these, they do for me". Why not do both? If I know that Jesus was God made into flesh, I also know that there are behaviors and thoughts that please God, and behaviors and thoughts that reject God. I choose to do both. I understand that doing both does not get me a 1st class seat in heaven, because in Heaven there are no special seats, save for the Son. An evil man can give charity, and act a certain way to deceive people into thinking that he is a good man. But God knows our hearts, so there is no deceiving him. But to serve the "least of these", with Faith, gives blessings of the Holy Spirit, not wealth, not good luck, but blessings. You know that feeling you get when you help someone, or cause a sick person to smile, or bring water to a thirsty person or creature? Or help a neighbor, or to volunteer in a food pantry or a church supper? If you do it in a humble nature, truly not seeking your own salvation, but out of gratitude for God's sacrifice, and if your mind is clean, your blessing will be a peace of mind and a feeling of more love from HIM. It is not that HE will love you more, it is that you will FEEL it, that is the blessing. I testify that the more I act to please GOD, the more HIS presence is in my consciousness.