Mat 19:16-22

And someone came to Him and said,
“Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?”

And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good?
There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

Then he said to Him, “Which ones?”
And Jesus said,
“YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER;
YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY;
YOU SHALL NOT STEAL;
YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS;

HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER;
and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”

Interesting how Jesus responded?
“Why are you asking Me about what is good?”

Good question.
Why was the young man coming to Jesus?
What did he see in Jesus?
What did he hear?
What did he feel?

Jesus declares that there is only One good…speaking of God.

Jesus then gave him the answer to his question.
“if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments…”

The young man immediately started to…
- clarify?
- quantify?
- question?
- debate?

We do not know his heart, though by the end of the account we have some idea.

He was seeking.
He was searching.
He was aware of the commandments.
We will see that he had kept the commandments.
And yet…
Something was not right.
Something was missing.

Therefore, his question…

So many are like this today.
Many sit in pews.

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