"Jesus told him, “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.”
Do you follow these rules? Have you given all you have to the poor?
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"Jesus told him, “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.”
It’s still the law. The gospel frees us to follow freely.
I asked "Where is scripture does it say Jesus is the Law?
You replied as above.
Maybe try again... you are looking for a scripture that says Jesus IS the Law.
Your interpretation doesnt work... For if I sell all and give to the poor......then the poor would be in the same position that i was in before giving.....I'd be hindering them from following Christ."Jesus told him, “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.”
we must eat the whole book. There is nothing in it that does not apply to me......nothing that I can push of as being only for the one in the story.......for if it were only for one person centuries ago, the holy spirit would not have lead anyone to write it down for the lasting of ages.....That was Jesus' prescription for a particular person (due to his materialism). Applying it to everyone does not fit with the rest of the counsel of Scripture, such as Proverbs' advice on financial management.
He Told the guy what He told him, for US. We all have something that is hindering us......something that we refused to give up..... We wont be able to see it unless we can take our mind off money and physical possessions....Jesus told that guy to sell his possessions, just him.
Why?
Because he loved his money more then people, no treasures in heaven for him.
See? he was still going to heaven, But with no treasures.
Whenever the Bible seems to be in conflict with itself, it always comes down to context.the holy spirit would not have lead anyone to write it down for the lasting of ages.....
That was Jesus' prescription for a particular person (due to his materialism). Applying it to everyone does not fit with the rest of the counsel of Scripture, such as Proverbs' advice on financial management.
I believe that whenever the bible seem to conflict with itself, it always come down to interpretation.Whenever the Bible seems to be in conflict with itself, it always comes down to context.
"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness." Romans 12:6-8 NKJV
In the end we do give up all wealth to be with Christ. Thus, Christ was right. To be with Him we MUST give up all wealth.
"Jesus told him, “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.”
"Jesus told him, “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.”
Some of the poor are not righteous, but are lazy. The diligent are less likely to suffer poverty."Jesus told him, “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.”
When Christ came to me and later was truly born again, I wanted to give everything away. However, my wife was not where I was at that time. I gave away something of value and she retrieved it. Since in marriage two become one, that was her right. However, I definitely understand what it feels like to want to give away all of your belongings. You absolutely know that Christ has you and that you will be taken care of. That does not mean that you can sit on your tail and expect your needs to fall from Heaven. It is a joyful time when you absolutely know Christ and what Born Again really means."Jesus told him, “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.”
Jesus said you must be born again.If Jesus commanded it, it’s the law.