I notice you did not respond to my original post, and yet now you ping me to something silly? Romans 8:39 is not said to the Gentiles alone, but to the Jews and Gentiles. Nor is it unique to Paul, but both salvation by grace alone and predestination is taught all over the Gospel of John.
So what is this Tree of Life? Glad you asked...
Why do the cultists always act like we asked for their opinion? I never did.
Luke 13:3 I tell you, no; but unless you Teshuvah you will all likewise perish.
Teshuvah, return, to Torah...
What is with this forgery? There is no Hebrew version of Luke. The word is in Greek, and only means to repent from one's sins, not become a Jew and circumcise themselves and to follow the law of Moses, all of which is not just condemned by Paul, but all of the Apostles as well, as we see in Acts 15.
Teshuva means 'repent', but the connotation is a bit different... Rather than 'turn from sin' as repentance would have it, teshuva is return, or turn toward YHWH.
'Repent from one's sin'... How does one repent without 'teshuva'? and since 'sin' is the transgression of Torah, turning from sin (turning toward YHWH) would be...
What does 'Go and sin no more' mean?
http://www.sarshalom.us/resources/scripture/asv/html/luke.html
Speaking of Luke, read the prodigal son, chapter 15 and note, the Older Brother is Judaism the younger Christianity, the older brother never left The Father. The younger brother is dead without Torah.
John 19:20 Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
Acts 22:2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. Then he said:
Acts 26:14 And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.