TCR 340 - choosing eternal life

TCR 340

Faith in brief is this,
that a person who lives a good life
and holds a proper belief
is saved by the Lord.

A human being is created for everlasting life,
and any person can inherit that life,
so long as he lives in accordance
with the means of salvation prescribed in the Word;

[2] There are two things which must be present at once
for a person to be termed
'living a good life and holding a proper belief':
in the church these two are known as
the internal man and the external man.
When the internal man wills good
and the external man acts well,
then the two become one,
the external impelled by the internal,
the internal acting through the external.
So too man is impelled by God,
and God acts through him.
On the other hand,
if the internal man wills evil,
and yet the external man acts well,
then nonetheless each of them acts from hell,
because this is the source of his willing,
and his acts are hypocritical.
Every hypocritical act has its will lurking in it,
and this is hellish,
like a snake in the grass or a worm in the bud.

[3] If a person not only knows of the existence
of the internal and external man,
but also knows what they are,
that they can really act as one,
and also appear to do so,
and if he knows too
that the internal man lives on after death,
while the external is buried,
such a person is potentially in possession
of the secrets of heaven as well as earth,
and in abundance.
If anyone links those two men in himself
 with a view to good,
he achieves eternal happiness;
but if he separates those two,
and more so if he links them with a view to evil,
his lot is eternal unhappiness.