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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

What shall I do to inherit eternal life?

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 

     THE QUESTION:  “And behold a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  (Luke 10:25).  This question was asked by a “lawyer”.  “Lawyers” were men trained in the “law of      Moses,”  They were the experts, looked to as the leaders of the people.  His question was good, even if his motive was bad.

     THE ANSWER:  “Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself.”  (Luke 10:27).

 

     WHAT MUST I DO?  Many have asked this great question.  Having heard the message, and realized their need, they come to the Master for answers and instruction.  Because of the importance of the question….the answer has always been given in simple terms that man can understand.  How terrible it would be, to recognize our needs and ask the question only to find that the answer was beyond our ability to understand.

 

     WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?  What if  only the brilliant could understand the answer?  What if, the answer was in dark and confusing language?  We will consider two occasions when the question was asked and God’s answer was given.

 

     In Matthew 19:16, a young ruler came to Jesus and asked, “what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”  The answer Jesus gave was to keep the commandments”  The young man easily understood, and his answer was:  “All these things have I observed;  what lack I yet?”  Jesus replied:  “If thou wouldest be perfect,  go, sell that which you hast, and give to the poor,….and come, follow me” (v.21).  He had no problem understanding what Jesus said.  Yet, “he went away sorrowful”.  He understood, but would not obey.

 

     On the Day of Pentecost the multitude came together and heard the Apostles preach the first gospel sermon.  They were reminded of the life that Jesus had lived, and the miracles that he had performed.  That Jesus was:  a man approved of God unto you my mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you even as you, even as ye all yourselves know.” ...Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.”  (Acts 2:22, 36).  When they heard this they were pricked in their heart and asked the question..  What shall we do?” (v.27).  The    Answer that was given:  Repent ye, and be     baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins;”  (Acts 2:38).  Is this confusing language?  Something hard or difficult for man to  understand?  Does it take an extremely intelligent person to make sense out of God’s answer?

  What is the problem?

     God did not hide His answer in confusing and conflicting language.  Do people really have a problem understanding God” answer, or are they, like the “lawyer”, attempting to justify themselves.  The problem that man has with God’s answer is caused by Pre-Conceived ideas and Prejudice that makes it difficult for them to understand simple answers.

     

When the answer is not what man wants, when it is different from what he expected, then man has a problem with the meaning of simple answers.  THE DIFFICULTY WITH GOD’S ANSWER TO THIS MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS NOT WITH GOD….THE LANGUAGE…OR THE ANSWER….BUT WITH THE HEART OF THE HEARER!

 

Frank Briscoe

 

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