Mark 10:17-22 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master… There was a strange inconsistency in this young man's question, "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?" Inheritances are not earned by services. They are gifts, not wages. I have read somewhere the story of a poor woman who looked longingly at the flowers which grew in the king's garden, wishing to buy some for her sick daughter. The king's gardener angrily repelled her. "The king's flowers are not for sale," he said, rudely. But the king, chancing to come by, plucked a bouquet and gave it to the wistful woman, remarking at the same time, "It is true the king does not sell his flowers, but he gives them away." So, too, the Great King does not sell eternal life. He gives it. (Lyman Abbot, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? |
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