In order to "listen to God" we must read and study His Word, the Holy Bible.
Have you studied the following words spoken by the Lord Jesus to those who live under the law?:
"Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life" (Jn.5:24).
In this verse the Greek word translated "believes" and the Greek word translated "has" are both in the "present" tense.
In
The Blue Letter Bible we read the following meaning of the present tense:
"The present tense represents a simple statement of fact or reality viewed as occurring in actual time. In most cases this corresponds directly with the English present tense."
Therefore, John 5:24 is saying that those who were believing at the time the Lord Jesus spoke those words had already received eternal life. That is what is meant as something being
"viewed as occuring in actual time."
So once an Israelite who lived under the Law believed he received eternal life. Anything which happens to them after they believed cannot contribute in any way to their receiving eternal life.
Do you think that the Jews who lived under the law received eternal life the moment when they believed? If not then please give me your interpretation of the meaning of this verse:
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (Jn.3:16).