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Did the pearl merchant purchase a ticket to get into the kingdom of heaven?

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Matthew 13:

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it."
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The merchant paid for the pearl. Did he pay to get into the kingdom of heaven?

If we have to literally sell everything that we have to get into the kingdom of heaven, who will do it?

Not many.

But there is good news. Paul said salvation was a free gift in Ephesians 2:

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
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We cannot earn our salvation. Only Christ could pay the price.

1 Peter 1:

18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ.
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For us, salvation is free.

Isaiah 55:

1Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
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Revelation 22:

17 The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come.' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.
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Did the merchant purchase a ticket to get into the kingdom of heaven?

No. The parable was not about purchasing a ticket. It is about the worth of the kingdom of heaven. Even if you have to sell everything to get it, the kingdom of heaven is worth that.

Moreover, there is a cost to being a disciple. Lk 14:

33 Therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
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Jesus demands everything from a disciple. Jesus is our Lord.

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