God's offer of salvation is a gift that sinful humanity does not deserve and has not, in any way, earned. But this gift does require a response and a commitment to turn away from darkness and live in the light of Christ.
How are we to turn away from the sinfulness of our lives to live in that light that comes from God? There are so many ways we can turn to God and live in the light.
First, our Lord is calling us to turn to God and to believe in the one He sent: Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ came into this world "so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." (John 3:15) Our first calling as Christians is to believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior and this will lead us to eternal life.
But it doesn't stop there. Believing alone in Jesus Christ, without action, will get us nowhere. Jesus tells us that the there's no place in the kingdom for those who do wicked things. Rather we are called to live the truth, "so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God." (John 3:21) Jesus Christ is calling us to love God and to love our neighbor. We are to manifest the love of God in this world by sincerely living out our Christian vocation by living pure and loving lives, loving God, and loving those in our lives, even when those in our lives are sometimes not very loveable.
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