Part 29: “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” Mark 10:17-31

“What Must I Do to Be Saved? It is impossible to ask a more weighty Question! It is deplorable that we hear it asked with no more Frequency, with no more Agony. The Spirit of Slumber which the Poison of the old Serpent has brought upon the children of Men is to be deplored exceedingly. Awaken us out of this [terrible] stupidity, O God of all Grace, lest we perish [eternally].”

“What must I do to inherit eternal life?”

1.All Men Fall Short. Salvation is a matter of love, not rules. 2.Salvation – Impossible and Possible 3.Counting the Cost

Mark 10:17-22 “The Rich Young Ruler”

“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

1.Do Not Murder 2.Do not Steal 3.Do Not Commit Adultery

20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”

The Apostle Paul 1.Circumcised 2.Israelite 3.Pharisee

Mark 10:21 Jesus looked at him and loved him.

Mark 10:23-27 Salvation – Impossible and Possible

1 Timothy 6:17-19 “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”

25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Mark 10: The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?” 27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

Mark 10:28-31 Counting the Cost - It’s Worth It