Then Come!
Jesus looked at the man. Jesus felt love for him. Jesus said,
There is still one more thing you need to do. Go and sell
everything you have. Give the money to the poor people. You
will have a reward in heaven. Then come and follow me.
--
You Know the Commandments!
{But I will answer your question.} You know the commands:
'You must not murder anyone, you must not do the sin of
adultery, you must not steal, you must not lie, you must not
cheat, you must honor (respect) your father and mother ...'
Only God Is Good
Jesus answered, Why do you call me good? No person is good.
Only God is good.
-- Mark 10:18 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Yes, only God is good. But then that is the point, isn't it? Jesus is
God with us and we must put our faith in him and listen to
Entrance Requirements?
Jesus started to leave, but a man ran to him and bowed on his
knees before Jesus. The man asked, Good teacher, what must I
do to get the life that never ends?
-- Mark 10:17 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
This is a great question if it comes
A Child Kind of Faith
Don't stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to
people that are like these little children. I tell you the
truth. You must accept the kingdom of God like a little child
accepts things, or you will never enter it.
-- Mark
Divorce and Adultery
Later, the followers and Jesus were in the house. The
followers asked Jesus again about the question of divorce.
Jesus answered, Any person that divorces his wife and
marries another woman is guilty of sin against his wife. He
is guilty of the sin of
God Joined
God has joined those two people together. So no person
should separate them.
-- Mark 10:9 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
God has the power to make two people one. Marriage is not about a
wedding, but about a man and a woman entering into a covenant
Hard-Heartedness
Jesus said, Moses wrote that command for you because you
refused to accept God's teaching.
-- Mark 10:5 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
What Moses did in allowing the children of Israel a legal means of
divorce (see verses 1-4 or yesterday's WJD!) was done
Not Against Us!
The person that is not against us is with us.
-- Mark 9:40 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Christianity faces enough opposition in the world without its own
proponents fighting and devouring each other because they fancy each
other as enemies. Jesus'
Not One of Us!
Then John said, Teacher, we saw a man using your name to
force demons out of a person. He is not one of us. So we told
him to stop, because he does not belong to our group.
-- Mark 9:38 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Isn't it amazing how quickly we
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