Verse 9/17

[DerekP Houston]

17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “ ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,
19 honor your father and mother,’and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 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.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

[Boaz]

Great verse and true . Thank you Derek .

[Pine Baron]

Thank you Derek. ONLY with God are all things possible.

[rl69]

I've Always found it funny people argue over what Jesus ment by eye of the needle, but tend to stay away from what he was saying.

There is nothing wrong with money or toys, it the love of those things that gets us in trouble.

Luke 12:15-21New Living Translation (NLT)15 Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
16 Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. 17 He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ 18 Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods. 19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
21 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

[Boaz]

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[Blackwater]

Great post and commentary all. Thanks. And it's so relevant to our modern world of today. So many seek after "making it," and in the process, fail to raise their children in the way they should go, and forsake their own spirituality and edification for the sake of the "mighty dollar." The wise know these are things we cannot keep, and know that our relationship with the Lord is something we can't lose. There are some very good men who happen to be rich as well, but they are few and far between, but some do exist. Doing well is no sin, but the fruits of good, honest and dedicated labor, but it can never equal or replace one's relationship with God.