Poor Men Can Get Eternal Life but Rich Men Cannot
Life after death or eternal life is the central issue of the New Testament as Christ Jesus focused on it:John 5It was also discussed by early followers of Christ Jesus, as life after death or eternal life must have been one of their main concerns:
24 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.
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
1 John 5
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
On the other hand, those brainwashed by Satan often say that life is only once and one will turn to nothing after death, so that it is wise to enjoy life, while living in this world, as much as possible by earning money as much as possible even by selling one's soul to Satan. However, Satan is not a simple man but a spiritual entity. Believing in Satan means believing in existence of spiritual existence. Therefore, it is irrational not to believe in existence of one's spirit after death.
However, one may deny the existence of Satan and the afterlife while being brainwashed by Satan. One can only believe in existence of this world and his existence in it while denying everything spiritual including the God, Heaven, Satan, the hell, the spirit world, the afterlife, etc. When he is asked what he thinks about why and how this world was generated and he himself was born to live in this world, he may simply answer that he does not know or it is only by chance. It is as if a big fool was denying everything but his own desire.
But for poor men who have no hope of becoming rich or being relieved of any pains, the promise of eternal life can be the only hope he can have. As such a poor man should see every evil being performed around him, he should also see Satan and its influence on people. He should also know that he has to sell his soul to Satan and perform any evil thing to earn money or become rich. If he cannot obey and follow Satan, he should remain poor but wish that he would be saved in the afterlife. Accordingly, he should accept the teaching of Christ Jesus, since it gives him true hope. Such a man would not say that life is only once so that he should be allowed to do anything or any evil to be any happy in this world.
Anyway, the eternal life or everlasting life is the largest wealth one can get. And, Christ Jesus assured that poor men would be given it, since any man who accepts the teaching of Christ Jesus cannot help being poor. In other words, rich men who deny the afterlife and reject the teaching of Christ Jesus cannot get the eternal life. This is what was taught by Christ Jesus and thus should be the principle of the religion Christianity.
Matthew 10, King James Version
26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.