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NASB | Luke 18:22 When Jesus heard this, He said to him, "One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 18:22 When Jesus heard this, He said to him, "You still lack one thing; sell everything that you have and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have [abundant] treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me [becoming My disciple, believing and trusting in Me and walking the same path of life that I walk]." |
Bible Question:
dear brothers in christ, i really have some question which i need an answer. In the book of luke 18:22, somebody wanted to follow Jesus,and at the end of their convesation,Jesus told the guy that he lack something, and what the guy was lacking is, he should go and sell all that he has before he can follow Jesus, and my question is, should we sell everything that we have before we can follow christ? or what does that statement of Jesus really mean, LUKE 18:22 |
Bible Answer: This man was unwilling to follow Jesus. Jesus asked this Rich ruler to surrender all rights to his possessions. This does not seem to be a universal requirement, but seems to be designed particularly for this man. This is a sumerization of THE EXPOSITORS BIBLE COMMENTARY by Zondervan Publishing House 1984 Volume 8 page 1004. put in my gereral words, I give credit where do. For me to follow Jesus means to surrender your entire life and give Him control over everything. What I think this man lacked was not that he did not sell his belongings, but he did not FOLLOW Jesus. Just how rich was this man? Are not some of us much richer then he was, in compairing what we have today? I stand convicted of being rich compaired to most of the world today. I am continue to follow Jesus and He is my Lord, Boss if you will, and I hope my desire to follow Him is what I do. Do I fail? Yes I do, and I confess my many sins. Jesus has not laid it on my heart to sell all I have. But I think and pray I would if He asked me to. Our salvation is based on faith, by following Jesus. To become Christ like takes a life time, not just a moment. Hope this helps Blessings, farout |
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