"It was then that a young man approached HIM and asked, 'Master, what good work must I do to receive eternal life? JESUS answered, 'Why do you ask ME about what is good? One, only, is good. If you want to enter eternal life, keep the commandments.' The young man said, 'Which commandments?' JESUS replied, 'Do not kill; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother. And love your neighbor as yourself.'
The young man said to HIM, 'I have kept all these commandments. What do I still lack?' JESUS answered, 'If you wish to be perfect, go, sell all that you possess, and give the money to the poor; and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.'
On hearing this answer, the young man went away sad, for he was a man of great wealth." -Matthew 19:16-22
(Love of the FATHER means wanting to be perfect as the FATHER is and working for HIS Kingdom. First of all, it needs to be free, and the rich man can only be free through voluntary poverty. The man also wanted to know how to receive eternal life and JESUS will clearly state at the end, that even if we obey the commandments, we do not "merit" eternal life: salvation is always a gift of GOD.)
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