Our paragraph topic is:(The rich young man speaks to Jesus
) Part 1.
And behold a certain man came to Christ with a question. He wanted to know what was good. He wanted to know what was acceptable. He wanted to know what he had to do to enter the kingdom of heaven. He had heard of the miracles performed by Christ. He had heard of the words spoken by Christ. He had understood the meaning of those words but he wanted to be certain of those words and not just depend on the hearsay as passed down from those who carried the word.
So his curiosity led him to find Christ. For he figured that Christ had to be a good man. He figured that Christ had to be a just man. He figured that Christ had to be a religious man who would tell him what was right and good. So he sought him out that he may get the true words directly from Christ himself. And he believed that he would get the truth from such a good man as Christ. But underneath his question, hidden in the back recesses of his mind was that lingering question, the question of good and right. And Christ spoke to that question. He said to him, "Why dost thou ask me about what is good?
What is good? What is bad? What is right? What is wrong? Do we know good from bad? Do we know what is right or what is wrong? Can we determine for ourselves what is good or what is bad, what is right or what is wrong? We are the ones who must live by what is good or what is bad. We are the ones who must abide by what is right or what is wrong. Are we to make these determinations for ourselves? Are we to abide by our own determinations of these boundaries? It would seem so in the world that we live in today.
We are brought into a world that has existed from the past. And with that existence are the things that are given to us as what is right and what is wrong. God our Father gave us rules to live by. He gave us boundaries to abide within. He helped us to know what is right and what is wrong according to his wisdom and knowledge. He has given us free will to choose. He has not dictated to us that we should follow his commandments but allows us to make our own decisions. And our decisions are influenced by the evil that exists in the world today. So we are given the rules that are created by the world that we live in and they are handed down to us by those who have made those decisions for us. Yet we have within us the truth and the knowledge of the father.
So what is good? What is right? What is wrong? And what is bad? The decision is ours to make. If we choose, we can know the answer to these questions. If we choose we can have the knowledge to discern these answers. If we desire with our hearts, we are able to know what is good, what is right, what is bad and what is wrong. For Christ came that we would know. He came that we would see. He came that we would understand the truth of who we are in God our Father through his sacrifice. We are created in his image and his likeness. God our Father is good. He is kind. He is merciful. He is forgiving. He is loving. He is full of all grace and glory. And it is from his gifts that we receive our goodness, our mercy, our forgiveness, and our love. The choice is ours for the taking. The belief is ours to believe. The knowledge is ours for the knowing. The love is ours to be loved, if we open our hearts and receive it from the one who gives it freely. Open your heart and know the love that fulfills all desires.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
And behold a certain man came to Christ with a question. He wanted to know what was good. He wanted to know what was acceptable. He wanted to know what he had to do to enter the kingdom of heaven. He had heard of the miracles performed by Christ. He had heard of the words spoken by Christ. He had understood the meaning of those words but he wanted to be certain of those words and not just depend on the hearsay as passed down from those who carried the word.
So his curiosity led him to find Christ. For he figured that Christ had to be a good man. He figured that Christ had to be a just man. He figured that Christ had to be a religious man who would tell him what was right and good. So he sought him out that he may get the true words directly from Christ himself. And he believed that he would get the truth from such a good man as Christ. But underneath his question, hidden in the back recesses of his mind was that lingering question, the question of good and right. And Christ spoke to that question. He said to him, "Why dost thou ask me about what is good?
What is good? What is bad? What is right? What is wrong? Do we know good from bad? Do we know what is right or what is wrong? Can we determine for ourselves what is good or what is bad, what is right or what is wrong? We are the ones who must live by what is good or what is bad. We are the ones who must abide by what is right or what is wrong. Are we to make these determinations for ourselves? Are we to abide by our own determinations of these boundaries? It would seem so in the world that we live in today.
We are brought into a world that has existed from the past. And with that existence are the things that are given to us as what is right and what is wrong. God our Father gave us rules to live by. He gave us boundaries to abide within. He helped us to know what is right and what is wrong according to his wisdom and knowledge. He has given us free will to choose. He has not dictated to us that we should follow his commandments but allows us to make our own decisions. And our decisions are influenced by the evil that exists in the world today. So we are given the rules that are created by the world that we live in and they are handed down to us by those who have made those decisions for us. Yet we have within us the truth and the knowledge of the father.
So what is good? What is right? What is wrong? And what is bad? The decision is ours to make. If we choose, we can know the answer to these questions. If we choose we can have the knowledge to discern these answers. If we desire with our hearts, we are able to know what is good, what is right, what is bad and what is wrong. For Christ came that we would know. He came that we would see. He came that we would understand the truth of who we are in God our Father through his sacrifice. We are created in his image and his likeness. God our Father is good. He is kind. He is merciful. He is forgiving. He is loving. He is full of all grace and glory. And it is from his gifts that we receive our goodness, our mercy, our forgiveness, and our love. The choice is ours for the taking. The belief is ours to believe. The knowledge is ours for the knowing. The love is ours to be loved, if we open our hearts and receive it from the one who gives it freely. Open your heart and know the love that fulfills all desires.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
