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Compare to . . .
John 3
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
So actually He did not say, "act", He said, "enter". "In this life" does not appear, so to add that in is not correct. And in fact we know it's appointed to man to die and then be judged, not then be given extra chances.
And while of course this is true, that's something different then whether or not people "make" Christianity to be "totalitarianism", and whether or not there is a dualistic and totalitarianistic message in the Bible.
Jesus truly is the only Way to the Father, we have life in Christ and in no other. The simple reality is, it's God's Way, or the highway to hell, as it were.
Much love!