“Blessed are You, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, You have revealed to the little ones
the mysteries of the Kingdom.” Cf. Matthew 11:25 Image Courtesy: Sachin Jose
The Rich Man
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him and asked,
‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the
Commandments: You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal;
You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.'”
The rich man said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.’
Jesus looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing. Go, sell what you own and give
the money to the poor and you will have treasure in Heaven, then come follow me.”
(See: Mark 10:29-31) When the rich man heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving
for he had many possessions.
Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have
wealth to enter the Kingdom of God! The disciples were perplexed by these words but Jesus
said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!
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.”
The disciples were greatly astounded and said to one another, ‘Then who can be saved?’
Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible but not for God;
For God all things are possible.”
Peter began to say to Jesus, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed You.’
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or
mother or father or children or fields, for My sake and for the sake of The Good News
who will not received a hundredfold now in this age — houses, brothers and sisters,
mothers and children and fields, with persecutions and in the age to come eternal life
but many who are first will be last and the last will be first.” –Mark 10:17-31
- You May Know the Joy of Salvation and Eternal Life Today
Through The Good News of Christ Jesus!
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