I asked this yesterday and got few responses. Maybe it had to do with the time I posted.
Mt 19:16-24 has always bothered me. I am not trolling; I really want to know how Christians justify this.
A man asks Jesus how to get to heaven. Jesus replies:
“‘If you want to enter life, obey the commandments.’
‘Which ones?’ the man inquired.
Jesus replied, ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’
‘All these I have kept,’ the young man said. ‘What do I still lack?’
Jesus answered, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.” [NIV]
(This story also is retold in Lk18:18-23 and Mk 10:17-22, with minor changes. It is from this story that the famous “camel through the eyes of a needle” analogy comes.)
2007-04-13
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