Eternal Life    Luke 18:18-30

This post focuses on gaining eternal life.

‘Eternal Life’ analyzes a question asked by a ruler, Luke 18:18. “And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

However, to this great question, Jesus asked, Luke 18:19. ““Why do you call me good? No one…good except God alone.” Note, this answer confirms Jesus as Deity. The ruler missed the lesson and gave no response.

He had asked what he should do. Since he lived under Moses’ Law, Jesus told him: don’t commit adultery, murder, steal, or give false witness and honor your parents. The ruler said he had done all that. Then, Jesus replied that he lacked one thing: He should sell everything, give it to the less fortunate, and come follow Him.

So, should he give away what he loved most, his riches, and follow Jesus? His sadness showed an unwillingness to change.

Jesus said there were things for the ruler to do. However, Jesus also pointed to what the ruler needed to become, namely, a follower of Him and a helper to others.

Jesus’ response on the difficulty of a rich man to get into His kingdom caused his audience to marvel, Luke 18:26. “Then who can be saved?”

Apparently, they imagined a rich meant that God approved of his life. Jesus upset that thinking by His comments about giving up riches and following Him.

Jesus commented, Luke 18:24, 27. ““How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!…

…what is impossible with man is possible with God.” The rich ruler needed to repent, change his priorities, and love Jesus more than his riches.

Peter responded that the disciples left their homes and followed Jesus. Jesus answered in Luke 18:29-30 that those that left family for the sake of the kingdom will receive many times more in this life and eternal life. We do not know how God will accomplish this, but the granting of eternal life remains the key goal.

So, what did we learn?

         1.One cannot love money more than God and receive eternal life.

          2.Followers of Jesus care for others.

           3.God will take care of His followers in this life and the age to come.

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