Subject: Sell what you have-give alms |
Bible Note: Hello flyman: You wrote: "I want to follow my Lord the correct way and if it requires me to sell my possessions and give to the poor, then I must obey." Hey buddy, I'm poor, would you like me to give you my address? :-) Sorry for my little joke. But I really don't think He is saying all His followers are to sell all there possessions and give to the poor. What He is doing is letting this rich young man know, that he is far from keeping all His commandments, because this man is putting money before God, so he isn't even keeping the first commandment to, love the Lord thy God, and not to have any god's before Him, which this man is doing by putting his faith in his riches. Remember that the man was not asking how we are to follow Jesus or how to act after we are saved, but he was asking how to attain eternal life; there is a big difference. God bless John |