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I read in the Gospel of how the parents of Prophet John the Baptist, pbut, were obedient to the law perfectly. Luke 1:6

Anyhow, the idea is not about perfection. The law is about obedience to God. How do you show obedience to God? By obeying his commands, ie. doing what God wants you to do and refraining from what God forbids. Everyday you show obedience to men like our government so why not you show the same or even greater obedience to God?

Not only were the parents of John the Baptist obedient to God's laws, spiritual leaders such as Abraham, Nicodemus and Cornelius showed sincere love for God and careful observance of God's laws. Their faith in God and their righteousness, however, were not sufficient for them to secure eternal life, They needed something more - and that something more was the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The consistent message of Jesus, the apostles, and all the NT writers is clear: There's no other name through which we can be saved other than through Jesus Christ. Jesus Himself said, "You must be born again" (John 3:7). It's easy to demonstrate from Jesus's evangelistic ministry that He taught sola fide. For example, it was Jesus Himself who stated, "he who hears My Word, and believes .. has passed out of death into life" (John 5:24). It's quite clear Jesus taught justification by faith alone.

What do justification and sanctification mean? Justification means our declared righteousness before God, made possible by Christ's death and resurrection for us. Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness, made possible by the Spirit's work in us.