Rich Young Ruler

The rich young man was blown away when Jesus told him to go sell everything he had and follow Jesus.  This young person was trying to follow the 10 Commandments, be nice to people and do all the right things.  That was great but there was one more item Jesus mentioned.  That was giving away all the young man owned.  This he could not do (Mark 10:17-25). 

 

Does that mean money and possessions are evil?  Paul said in 1Timothy 6:10 that the LOVE of money is the root of all kinds of evil.  Money or possessions in themselves are not evil.  Let’s put it this way.  If you have an obsession with or your focus is money, possessions, boyfriend/girlfriend, career, job, sports or anything else and has become more important to you than Jesus, that root can easily lead to all kinds of wrong or evil directions.  So, what stands between God and your relationship with Him? 

 

The rich young man could not part with what he had, money had become a god to him and he chose riches over Jesus.  If you think that money, status, hanging around certain people, a job or education will give you an inside track to Jesus and eternal life, you have wrong thinking.  There is nothing we can do or be that will make us acceptable to Jesus nor His Father.  Only complete faith in what Jesus did by dying on the cross and rising from the dead will result in salvation.  That faith i ...

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