ONE THING YOU LACK
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MONEY CAN BUY YOU A LOT OF THINGS
something’s missing
HISTORY IS A GOOD TEACHER…RICH AND FAMOUS....DEAD ON INSIDE, SEEM HAPPY BUT NO JOY, NO PEACE
THERE’S A VOID
CHRISTMAS BOXES.......LIKE BOY’S XMAS GIFT.....our XMAS GIFT TV
TODAY’S VERSE COME OFF THE HEELS OF JESUS....RECEIVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD LIKE A CHILD
15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” 16 And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
Mark 10:17–22 (ESV)
17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’ ”
20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
I LOVE THIS GUY
COMMEND NO CONDEMN (BEFORE WE STEP ON HIS TOES AND OUR OWN).....eagerness, humility/respect
THINKING ABOUT AFTERLIFE (MOST YOUNG, esp rich powerful, prominent ruler)
THE PROBLEM HERE IS THE WORD GOOD....MISCALCULATED GOOD
this guy just throws it loosely out there, in a general way
GOOD TEACHER---heard of Jesus, miracles, just a GOOD TEACHER....hear his wisdom
We too just use the word good in such a loose, EVERYONE IS good unless you’re like a murderer
MOST POLLS 70% BELIEVE GOING TO HEAVEN, most common answer.....IM A GOOD PERSON. I DO ABC, AND I don’t do XYZ
we have a WRONG DEFINITION-----smash in the face WITH THE REALITY WE ARENT GOOD!!! good moments…deep down
love Jesus’ response: vs 18 “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
It is as if Jesus said, “do you really know what you are saying when you call Me good?”
not Jesus denying deity......He just knows the context of this man’s question
knows this guy doesnt think of him as God in the flesh, God incarnate.....so JESUS is saying with that mindset, why would you ever call me good!
JESUS answers in a cold way - LIKE COLD WATER SPLASH IN THE FACE to wake him up…SHALLOW understanding of GOOD
word tells us “there’s no one who is good”
PAUL borrows from multiple places in the PSALMS
Romans 3:10–12 (ESV)
10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; 11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”
THE SET UP....let’s test YOUR GOODNESS....2nd tablet 10 commandments......how we interact with one another
Mark 10:19–22 (ESV)
19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’ ” 20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
THAT’S A LIE.....maybe the guy is so deceived,state of delusion........REALLY BELIEVES IS
miscalculated his morality
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
but Jesus doesn’t call him on it....INSTEAD LOOK AT vs 21
LOVED HIM
REAL LOVE TELLS THE HARD TRUTH
JESUS HITS HIM WEAR IT COUNTS....TRUTH SETS YOU FREE, FILLS THAT VOID
THIS MAN THOUGHT PURPOSE OF LAW WAS TO KEEP IT PERFECTLY.....THATS THE WHOLE POINT, YOU CAN’T!!!
POINT TO THE NEED FOR A SAVIOR The Law gives knowledge of sin (Romans 3:19-20; 4:15; 5:13; 7:7-11; 1Tim. 1: 7-9), and by showing us our need of pardon, and our danger of damnation, the Law will lead us to repentance, and faith in Christ (Gal. 3:19-24).
ONE THING YOU LACK
21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
HITTING HIM with the 1st of God’s command.........You shall have no other Gods before me ME!!!!
NOT A UNIVERSAL RULE-----sell everything, go live like a monk in a monestary.....PEIRCING THIS MAN’S heart right with the perfect KRYPTONITE
THIS MAN CHOOSES HIS STUFF OVER THE SAVIOR
SO CLOSE
IN BEGINNING THIS MAN RAN to JESUS
IN THE END HE WALKS AWAY
CHOOSE JESUS