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When the rich man asked Jesus "how can I obtain eternal life" and Jesus answered "follow the commandments," this is the key to Heaven.

The man then says "I have observed these things from my birth" and Jesus, being happy with him, replies "if you seek perfection then sell all that you own and follow me."

Here we are delivered two distinct paths. The one is simply paradise. The second is "perfection." We read in the NT Jesus telling his followers on several occasions to essentially abandon life and surrender the flesh to God. Modern Christians in practically every single case fall FAR short of this. Frankly, if you have any personal money or Earthly asperation whatsoever, you are not *truly* Christian. You have not taken up the cross and you have not sought after perfection. You, and I, have thought about what this would entail and denied it flat out.

HOWEVER, that does not mean that you are not either saved or in favor with God the Creator. Job, David, Abraham, Constantine. Your Protestant preachers. 95% of Catholic and Orthodox priests. They seek after Christ but fall short, having remained in the flesh, though in varying levels dedicated to the Father God and his son Jesus the Christ. We belong to Christ's flock, and are indeed saved assuming we conform to Christian morality.. but we are not truly Christians in the same way the Apostles or Saints are.

Am I wrong? Why are you not capable of miracles? Why do you not prophecy? Did God *remove* these abilities from the faithful, or are these reserved for those who will be exalted above the Angels?

There are one religion: the true religion and worship of God the Creator, father of Jesus Christ. Subscribing to it gets you into Heaven. And there is the sect of the Christ, which frankly we should all aspire to fall into but will almost all fall short of. For this path your reward will be incomprehensible bounty in the world to come.