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“Go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow Me. And he was sad at that saying” (Mark 10:21-22).
The young man in this story thought he was doing everything right, for he was trying to keep the law of Moses. However, as the Lord Jesus said to him, he lacked one thing. He thought he could earn his way to eternal life by doing what was right, but he was not willing to give up everything and follow the Lord Jesus. His riches meant more to him than the Lord Jesus, and he went away very sad. He was also not willing to give his wealth away to the poor.
The Lord Jesus was proving to him that he could not be saved through his own efforts, no matter how hard he tried. The only way to be saved is to come to the Lord Jesus and accept Him as our Savior.
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