Carl Emerson
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The young ruler, like so many others we are warned about, was deceived into believing something about himself that was not true. We know he placed his riches before God by the reaction he had to the Christ’s request. He had failed in keeping the first and greatest commandment in the law. For you to say he has “fully kept the law” is to ignore his works all together. Jesus said we would know men by their works, not their words.
Every self proclaimed Christian on the planet claims obedience to the Christ. In the examples written for our admonition, the Pharisees claimed obedience to God, King Saul claimed obedience to God. But in both cases, just as with the example you used, we know by their works that they believed a lie.
In Is. 58, God inspired Isaiah to speak of the Sabbath fast. Not from food, but from the world. There is a sentence which reads “And that thy not hide thyself from thine own flesh”.
Had this young ruler submitted to God’s Sabbath as did Zacharias, he would not have deceived his own self.
How can you truly teach others this man “fully kept the law” when it is clear he lived in violation of the first and greatest commandment, according to the Words of Christ Himself?
So your assertion is that the rich young ruler was lying...
You could be correct but Jesus doesn't respond as if he is.
What He does do is present a challenge to follow personally - a requirement that was beyond what the Law demanded.
Jesus Himself did this supremely doing only what He saw the Father doing.
That is exactly what I am encouraging others to do.
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