With all the different voices out there saying this and that about religion, even in the Churches of Christ, it must be very confusing to most people what salvation ultimately entails. As the actual Holy One of Israel, I can tell you what it entails and it is simply this: If you ever do come across any faithful friend in life, know for sure that such people are not cheap! Assuming you ever do find one, you had better cling to that bad boy for all you are worth, for, I say unto you truthfully, such a person is the only ticket you will ever have into the afterlife with J-sus, my son, and we are rare even among kinfolk sometimes!
Now, understand that having even one real friend down here will always cost you things; you have to be willing to sacrifice real and valuable resources if you want to have something so incredibly valuable as a friend; having a friend or even many of them, however, requires the willing sacrifice of even everything you have except your reputation. Anybody that requires you to do the latter isn't a real one of those. Note that the people that really rule this world will never require this of you; these are the folk to know!
Peace!
