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Old 01-17-2015, 12:17 AM   #11
04ctd
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Default Devotion: Eternal Life

Eternal Life


(Matthew 19: 16 ÔÇô 25) 16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, ÔÇ£Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?ÔÇØ 17 ÔÇ£Why do you ask me about what is good?ÔÇØ Jesus replied. ÔÇ£There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.ÔÇØ 18 ÔÇ£Which ones?ÔÇØ he inquired. Jesus replied, ÔÇ£ÔÇÿYou shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,ÔÇÖ [a] and ÔÇÿlove your neighbor as yourself.ÔÇÖ[b]ÔÇØ 20 ÔÇ£All these I have kept,ÔÇØ the young man said. ÔÇ£What do I still lack?ÔÇØ

21 Jesus answered, ÔÇ£If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.ÔÇØ 22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, ÔÇ£Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.ÔÇØ 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, ÔÇ£Who then can be saved?ÔÇØ

The Text is of the Story of the Rich Young Ruler, which is all we know him by. This young man asked Jesus two very important questions. The first question we find in verse 16 where he asked Jesus; "what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" Now if someone was to ask you that question, you would tell them to accept Jesus as their personal savior, but this is not the answer the young man was looking for. He was looking for what HE COULD DO to obtain eternal life.

Is that not what the WHOLE WORLD is looking for, Eternal life without accepting Jesus? Obtaining eternal life without Jesus is impossible! John 14: 6 clearly states that Jesus is the WAY! Jesus is the ONLY WAY!
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1 Timothy 3:16
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the Gentiles,
Believed on in the world,
Received up in glory.
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