The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-05

AN AsSO'i AcA' III G'cfsuAs 1870.
everywhere great crowns tnIonkeu
ABOUT MN and aouptiess Sreaty DIN.
dered him in his work suppose
the oiscipies necame very nervous
over the annoying Interruptions. anu
in their desire 10 protect the master
grew rather onicfous IN turning PEG.
pie away. one day some mothefs
came with their children that Jesus
miGhkiay MS hanus on the llttle ouss
headf ana bless them, ana tht ois,
cipies rebuked the women D"a
turn them away SAID Jesus iet the
little children come TO me- TOT 10 sucn
oeiongeth the RlhBoom oi heaseH.
ana ne laiu MS hahus upon eheif
neads ana blessed them.
A little while afterwards a young
ruler came in great haste and kneel-
ing reverentiy before the Master asked
HI meagerly what ne should 90 70 m
herit eternal life. This Jealous seeker
wealth and as rich in promise as ne
was in purse. lie was the mooel
young man OF his community ne mao
never sown wild oat-I oncnlng ms
righteousness ~nich is OF the ~" he
was biamelessi his exemplary eharhe-
ter had already made him ruier
OF the synagogue. He was soner.
thoughtful young man whose amnttion
went beyond the things OF sense. ana
who thought that he valued eternal
i've above everything thet ne possessed
But though ne nad anherea SO s.rietiy
TO the letter OF the law ne could not
shut his eyes TO the tsct thst some
thing was yet lacking he nad done
all that he had been told 10 DO, out
he could not feel that ne had paia
the fun price Tor eternal NE. ne
had no thought but that eternal me
could be nousht, ana II was the one
desire OF MS beaft 10 Ano" what MOI
ne could do to hnish paying Tor u;
Ana, therefore. ne came TO jesus, anu
kneeling. as was the custom IN APP
preaching venerated rannls asked 10
DC told what more ne couia 40 that ne
might OBTAIN eterhai HHe'
In replying. Jesus die not mean to
intimate that he, the Messiah, was
not good; he knew that the young
man spoke to him as q rabbi, and
he wished to turn his thoughts and
ambition toward true goodness.
There in none good but one. that is,
God" OR, perhaps he intended to
awaken in the young mans mind a
train of thought that would force upon
him the question whether the Teacher
was not something more than mere
man and worthy 10 be called the Good
Master.
But" ne added. 'if thou wilt en-
ter into life, keep the commandments"
He read the young mans heart, and
he knew that he was conscious that
something was lacking he would show
him that what he was looking for
was In the law itself-not in the letter.
but In the spirit. The young man had
not so much as discovered that the law
had any spirit. He had observed the
letter of the law. not with reference
20 God. but TO carry out supposed
bargain with the Almighty by which
he was to obtain eternal life. He
knew God simply as the party OF the
second part and his heart was set on
eternal life as a treasure, and not on
God--just as good many people now
keep the law OF God, not with ref
erenee to God. but to pay for man
sion in heaven, where they can be
with their loved ones.
Nevertheless, Jesus beholding him.
loved him. The young man was so
sincere. so noble. so full OF promise,
that the heart of the Son Of God was
drawn out toward him. II Jesus had
loved him as We love men. he would
nave said: You are DONG very well:
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Sincere and upright as the Young
man was. he was sadly deceived as
70 bis own condition. How would
Jesus show him his mistake? He
might have said: You have wholly
mistaken the way of life. You think
that eternal life can be bought. where
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