Mk10:20"Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth."
Often we rebuke the young rich ruler. We say, that he cannot give up his great possessions to follow Jesus. That's true and that's also a warning for us.
But we should not forget, that he was actually a really religious/pious man. He has kept all the commandments of God. And he has kept them from his youth, that means his whole life(at least from his birth to the moment when he talks to Jesus).
This is something amazing, which we can learn from him. Not only to avoid his bad side- what he could not achieve- but also his good side- what he achieved!!
We may also look at Jesus' attitude towards him:
Mk.10:20 And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.”
Mk.10:21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him
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i never paid attention to the reaction of Jesus before. but it is definitely a warning to all. that the love of Jesus is not enough to get us into the kingdom of Heaven. it is but a beginning, and the acceptance we receive from God. the rest is up to us.
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