It is the common mistake of many bible students to confuse the rules that applied to the Jews under the law, with those rules that today apply to Christian people whom have been saved by grace through faith.
We must know that when Jesus came, was crucified, buried and rose again to ascend to the Father, the requirements to attain eternal life completely changed. No longer was a lost soul, who placed his/her faith in Jesus, separated from God because of the sin that is inherent in the flesh. Jesus fulfilled every aspect of the Law of Moses for those of us whom have believed in Him.
We, the saved, through our faith in the soul saving sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have taken on His perfect righteousness and are only seen through that righteousness by God, no matter what sin we might commit in the flesh. In simple terms, we are made perfect by the perfection of Jesus Christ.
Paul explains this far better than I can in Romans 4:4-8, "Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."
This all applies to today's lesson in that the instructions Jesus gave to the "rich young ruler", were given according to the rules of the law. If that same question were to be asked of Jesus today, the answer would be, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John 5:24)
The plan of salvation cannot be explained in any simpler terms.~
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