To be clear, "no longer required" for WHAT, specifically? I don't want to assume anything from your somewhat vague question.
The condition for receiving eternal life in Christ, is to believe.
The one who believes, is given the gift of being in Christ, where eternal life is.
Please show me the scripture where this condition of believing is no longer required, after a person is in Christ, where eternal life is.
- For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
For now, we are in Him, by faith, and have the hope of eternal life.
Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, 3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; Titus 1:1-3
- in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
Paul had the hope of eternal life.
that having been justified by His grace we should become
heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:7
- we who have been justified by faith, have the hope of eternal life. The hope of inheriting eternal life.
11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:11-12
- Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called
18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 Timothy 6:18-19
- that they may lay hold on eternal life.
eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; Romans 2;7
He who loves his life will lose it, and
he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25
27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. John 10:27-28
The condition: Hear my voice, and follow Him, and know Him: Knowing Him. is eternal life.
- And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;
These who are in Him, and know Him, are joined to Him and have access to the eternal life that us in Him, and in the end on the Day of Judgement He gives them eternal life, in which they will never perish, this comes after a life of following Him, and knowing Him.
No where in John 10, does Jesus imply that they only needed to believe past tense, but believe hear follow and know, which will result in Him giving them eternal life.
This reconciles with all the other scriptures about eternal life, and the conditions he gives.
And he who reaps receives wages,
and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
John 4:36
so that as sin reigned in death, even so
grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:21
Grace reigns through righteousness, not unrighteousness, unto eternal life.
28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. John 5:28-29
- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life
- those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
God who “will render to each one according to his deeds”:
eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,
Romans 2:6-8
- eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
JLB