Who Then Can Be Saved?
Matthew 19:16-30
1. Conversation with a Rich Young Man 16-22
• immediately preceded by Jesus receiving the little children (19:13-15)
• question about salvation
• corrective question and clarifying answer
• question about lack and a challenging response
• a grieving departure
• question about salvation
• corrective question and clarifying answer
• question about lack and a challenging response
• a grieving departure
2. Conversation with the Disciples 23-30
• difficulty for the rich and illustration of impossibility
• astonished response of the disciples
• a gaze and a “truth bomb”
• Peter pipes up and the promise of uncountable blessings
• 19:30 and 20:16: surprise, surprise, surprise!
• astonished response of the disciples
• a gaze and a “truth bomb”
• Peter pipes up and the promise of uncountable blessings
• 19:30 and 20:16: surprise, surprise, surprise!
3. So What?
• Because King Jesus is the key to kingdom entrance, depend on him like a little child.
• Reject self-reliance and merit-rationale.
• “Be Thou My Vision,” (M. Byrne)
• Reject self-reliance and merit-rationale.
• “Be Thou My Vision,” (M. Byrne)