Comment: What a colossal loss it would be for anyone to be rejected on the day of decision on the ground that his services in God’s superior assessment were not “reasonable” because they did not conform to His will? True conversion and holiness are manifest in renewing one’s thoughts and actions to align with God’s standard. It is a total turnaround from evil inclination to a life patterned after the statutes of God. – Psalm 19:7; 119:5,9-11.
In his epistle to the Christians in Rome, Apostle Paul implored them to aspire for holiness because God Who has called them is holy. God desires that His children should be holy (Leviticus 11:44). His Son, Jesus Christ is holy (Luke 1:35; Psalm 16:10; Mark 1:24). During his first advent, Jesus Christ told a Samaritan woman: “God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” – John 4:24.
At all times, Christian converts should do those things that please God, the opposite of which is personal righteousness (Romans 10:1-3) which has no reward from God. One who is aiming at everlasting life should not allow himself to be ruled by carnality (1 Peter 1:4) but should instead allow Bible principles and tenets be his life manual. One who strives to achieve this could be said to be offering unto God, a “reasonable service” which in God’s time will never go unrewarded by His grace.