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II. "Good Master, what shall do that
may inherit eternal life." Here is young
man, a ruler among the people, and very
rich (AIats xix, 90; Luke xviii, 18. 23); and
according to this verse i'll our lesson, he
street before Jesus, and in the presence of
the people, and utters these words
19. "None good but one, that is God" As
if to say, "God is tho only one who is good,
do you acknowledge Me US Coda" "He that
cometh to God must believe that He is, and
that He is rewarder of them that diligently
seek Him" (Heb. xi, 6).
10. ssThou knowest the commandments
Matthew says: 'If thou wilt enter into life
keep the commandments So also in reply
to tho lawyer who asked similar question
to that Of this young ruler, Jesus referred
him to the law, saying, ''Ths do and thou
shalt live" Luke y. Now we know that by
the deeds of tho law there shall no flesh be
justified in His sight, and that the law can
not give life, but can only make US out sin
neis and shut our mouths Rom. ILL 10, 30;
Gal iii, 81, go; why, then, did Jesus direct
this man to the law7 Surely that he might
be convinced of sin and thus led to receive
eternal life as free gift from God
90 Master, all these have l observed from
my youth" He was no sinner in his own
eyes, but a righteous man, having always
kept the l:lw as he thought, and was now
ready TO L, something more if he could thus
obtain eternal life. He was ignorant of
Gods righteousness and going about to es-
tablish his own. from. x, l-i.l
81. "One thing thou lackest" But that one
thing was everything.
90 "Hc was sad at that saying and went
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preferred present things to things unseen, his
than q cross. How unlike Moses, who
esteemed tho reproach of Christ greater
riches than the etreasures in Egypt, for he had
respect unto the recompense Of the reward;
or Paul, who suffered the loss of ell things
that he might win Christ.
1926. 'How hard is 1t for them that trust
i'll riches to enter into the kingdom of God"
The heart can only have one supreme ruler,
and if that one is wealth, or pleasure, or
learning, or anything in this world, then the
only rightful ruler-the Lord Jesus Christ
is dethroned and usurper has his place.
~, ~. They were astonished out of
measure" Gods thoughts and ways are SO
to lay aside all our thoughts and opinions
and simply believe what He says, we will
often be sorely perplexed; and il any one
prefers their own thoughts ard ways to those
OF God, they will continue i'll darkness and
not have that fellowship with the Father and
tho Son which is their privilege
1881. can hundred fold now, + with
prosecutions, and III the world to come eter.
nal life" We have seen the manner of en-
tering the kingdom, and the hindrances to
entering it, from these two object lessons of
the children and the rich young ruler. and
now, in answer to Peters question, we have
simple simple statement concerning the pres
ent and future prospects of the follower of
Christ. All true believers become blood re-
lations of each other-redee.ned by His
precious blood; all are to Him us mother and
sister and brother, aud should he the same to
each other, one household Of faith, members
OF one family.