11 By his death on a torture stake, Jesus
also paid the ransom price for mankind.
(Matt. 20:28) This provided an
opportunity for sinful humans to live
forever, and it satisfied the demands of
righteousness. “Through one act of justification
the result to men of all sorts is
a declaring of them righteous for life,”
wrote Paul. (Rom. 5:18) Jesus’ death
opened up the prospect of immortal life
in heaven for spirit-anointed Christians
and everlasting life on earth for the “other
sheep.”—John 10:16; Rom. 8:16, 17.
This line of reasoning helped me "out".
Watson