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First teaching, arguably:

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus, answering, said to him [J. Baptist],

"Allow it now [Baptise Jesus], for this is the

fitting way for us to fulfill all

righteousness." Then he allowed him.

Until c. 1500, Jesus was appreciated as one of a team, with Mary and John, and the three of them essential for salvation. Salvation has been a process, including several steps, and one is 'alive' before and after repenting, and regardless if one is Christian or not. Perhaps you refer to the 'life everlasting' or eternal life in Heaven, which is the continued life of the soul, rather than the body. One has to clarify:

John 3:36: "He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him."

Happy Easter.