You Must Be POOR to Be Saved: The Mark Series pt 37 (

Jesus' interaction with the rich, young ruler has been used by some to promote socialism and others have approached it looking for an explanation of justification like what we find in Romans. After spending some time on this passage and in the Gospel of Mark as a whole I think both of these approaches are wrong. This will be a careful, vs by vs study of Jesus' interaction with the rich man in Mark 10. We'll look at some controversy about this passage but our main concern will be to hear Jesus' radical call to come to Him for salvation, which is impossible for us to obtain without Him, and to come fully invested in His kingdom. What Jesus teaches through this encounter gives us not only an offer of salvation but a call to discipleship, where Jesus is not only a source of forgiveness, He is the very purpose of our live's and choosing Him means choosing His kingdom over our own or the kingdom of this age. It's that last part that I think people overlook when teaching on the rich man and I hope that this study helps you to understand it well.
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[@dakotafrantz4179]

Yo before commenting actually watch the teaching.....

[@sarahfaith316]

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[@isakhedeen]

@Shawn Cahill what do you mean??

[@isakhedeen]

@Shawn Cahill Ooh yes ok. I was more wondering what you meant about no one spending eternity in heaven or hell

[@TaylorKWH]

@@isakhedeen this is a month late, but if you look at Revelation 22 and 2 Peter, the current heavens and earth will pass away and be dissolved in a fervent heat. 2 Peter 3:8-10. And Revelation 20:15 says that hell itself will be casted into the lake of fire, at the day of Judgement. Chapter 21 of Revelation states that the current heavens and earth will pass away and be recreated into the New Heavens and New Earth. Where all of God's people shall live in a glorious city called New Jerusalem with God forever. So the current heaven and hell are not eternal, though they are in a state of eternity where time doesn't work the way it does in our world.

[@elunico13]

@@TaylorKWH Titus 3:9

[@onlytwogenders420]

The thing He asked me to give up most recently was smoking weed. While I have never felt convicted that smoking was a sin, this message showed me that I had put weed on an equal if not more important footing with God. When I felt the conviction to quit, I gathered all my weed and stuff that went with it, and threw it away. I have not looked back. I have faith that because I have been obedient to His will in this matter, much fruit will be produced in me through Him. That is the first desire of my heart anymore. To produce righteous fruit in Him. Love you Mike thanks for another great message.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Yeah my other conviction is pornography and stealing. But I guess it should become obvious that it's a sin as masturbating. I'm drinking alcohol but it seems so as long as I don't get drunk and hurt someone and myself such as drink 40%er alcohol bottle which will kill me once I drink that hard distasteful liquor. I don't it makes sense to label alcohol as nasty. It's actually distasteful and stupid. I drink alcohol but with something else that makes it interestingly taste good and I can get drunk I've decided but I don't hurt no one and I try not to waste time . I did allow the holy Spirit within beside me to convicting me having multiple alcoholic bottles in my possession so I threw them away but not actually alcohol. If I can't control my alcohol consumption then I must break all my bottles into the trash. But I haven't allowed anyone to see me drunk nor would I make it obviously that I'm drunk. Because I withold the feeling to become stupid. The weird wanting desire to do stupid but thrilling actions that could kill me such as drinking drunk and driving though at least it won't be while drinking and literally driving. But yeah if I had a job I'd imagine I'd get a wife marry her and procreate with her conceive children you know and get a good life going kicking it on yeah!!! Amen in Jesus name life isn't boring lame nor stupid nor does it dangerous.

[@tylercook7739]

This is the most skitzo coment I have read all year. Thank you, I'll be praying for you.

[@onlytwogenders420]

@@tylercook7739 Save your prayer, I don't pick fruit from a thorny bush.

[@onlytwogenders420]

@@tylercook7739 Matthew 7:16-20 King James Version (KJV) Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. (In case you do not get the reference and accuse me of more mental insanity)

[@tylercook7739]

@@onlytwogenders420 NIV Acts 2:15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!

[@1967MGC]

Coming with nothing. I can relate to that. It was when I was suicidal and at the bottom that I reached out to Jesus.

[@camillewilliams3185]

What a relief that we can't and don't have to earn our salvation. We wouldn't ever be able. Plus, knowing that no effort of mine could ever achieve perfection is a relief. Its comforting. Thank you Lord Jesus for your sacrifice for me 🙏🏾

[@fatheroffour6423]

Thanks Mike. Feeding a brother in portland oregon. Im using this series to prep myself for a bible study with my brother, who is on the fringe. Love the content. So wonderful to see someone committed and interested in Gods word. Encourages me to dig in.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Go feed that brother! Go brotha! God be with you AMEN

[@Derek_Baumgartner]

Great teaching. Great things to remember as a Christian: -We earn or merit nothing: He paid it all -We cannot merit or earn it: don't think you fail to live up to it, know you do, and -We do not merit or earn His love: but we have it. Found yourself in that. -We're called to do more than merely believe *if* we believe: "If you love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15) -If we trust Him with our salvation, we should also do so with our life. We should be completely *for* Him: nothing of ours held back, kept secret, or held above Him. I've a long way to go. His love sets us free to love Him just as we are, and to follow Him as He commands. Continue in His love (John 15:9), rest in the peace He has promised us (John 14:27), obey Him (John 14:15), abide in Him (John 15:4), and joy in Him (John 15:11), even when struggling. None of us are perfect. But you don't (and can't) perfect yourself: you come to God because He's perfect.

[@godsbabeborn-again5945]

This is beautiful. Thanx, hey? God bless you.

[@makocharlton3698]

Yes

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Thanksgiving to God! Amen I didn't deserve it I don't earn it! I deserved and earned hell until Jesus Christ came to break human history in half! Amen!!!

[@soh581]

Pastor Mike! I just saw American Gospel Christ Crucified. I totally was not expecting to see you and caught me off guard. What a pleasant surprise. 🤩 I throughly enjoyed the movie.

[@lt7378]

Wow! Mike is actually on American Gospel? Now I will definitely have to check it out.

[@godsbabeborn-again5945]

I've always looooved Apostle Paul but I don't really have a 100 reasons why. Now that you've touched on the fact that his weaknesses was coveting/lust (which I didn't know) gives me one more reason to love him. I'm thinking, from struggling with lust to completely being single! That's a powerful WOW!!! I know mostly love him because he freed me from ever feeling the pressure to have a husband and then family cz the stigma attached to single ladies here in South Africa is insane. But when one knows what the apostle Paul taught, one gets forever transformed mentally. I'm very grateful for that teaching in particular with reference to thee apostle Paul. Nothing has freed me more apart from Christ's salvation. God is awesome and I'm privileged to be a born again Christian. 😁

[@carolinerich7213]

This was such a great teaching. So many “ahhh”. Coming to Christ with nothing but fully being committed to Him. Amen. Thank you Mike!

[@flora20]

@mike winger just wanted to say thank you for continuing to do the Mark series for us, some people wouldn’t be willing to repeat a teaching twice in one week but it’s really appreciated that you are still doing the series for us online as well thank you 😊

[@sarahfaith316]

Amen!!!

[@redeemedone8553]

That is nice.😊

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Agreed flora

[@alexandedvarla2495]

We all will have to leave our riches behind when and if we are still alive when the persecution comes. They will take everything from us as we will not be able to sell or buy. We must be ready to leave it all behind and follow Christ.

[@lenababin2570]

Mike, thank you for this beautiful message; I’m incredibly encouraged by it! And thank you for the entire Mark series! I’ve been listening to each one in succession and cannot even begin to describe how blessed I’ve been by each one of these messages. May the Lord bless you greatly as you continue to use your gifts for His Kingdom!!

[@TsunamiFlipFlop]

"The purpose of the law is to show you your sin" - That perfectly frames the context for this encounter and why He gave him the law up front. Excellent!

[@dr.k.t.varughese3151]

What we understand from this is that If one cannot leave his love for wealth and lust, he is not accepted to follow Jesus.

[@tourmaline7385]

I always learn from your teaching. Thank you for dispelling the camel myth. I bought into that one hook, line, and sinker.

[@pcproz3215]

I know what you mean. I also heard someone teach that the passage was meant as a joke and that the apostles "laughed" when they heard it. While I am quite sure that GOD has a sense of humor, I seriously doubt that he would have used his teaching as a comedy skit.

[@warren286]

I think one of my greatest problems is not confronting my coworkers about the bible and the gospel, just bc I want to avoid the arguments and the confrontation.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

If your life is going good you don't have physical problems. Looks like you're needing to overcome the problem of cowardice. Don't stay a mediocre Christian warren! We're all there at one point but youre surely gotta jump!!!

[@daviddufty9759]

Thanks for this video Mike. This is a teaching I need to hear over and over again. I know that there's nothing we can do to earn salvation & we are bankrupt apart from God's grace and Christ's atoning sacrifice, but over and over again, I turn back onto my own resources and (often subtly) try to look at my own performance as some sort warrant for salvation. (Obviously I don't have what it takes, but in my pride, over and over again I try, instead of relying on Him.) Thanks very much - this is a blessing.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Hey brother in Christ Jesus I'm glad you are well and would like to say you're saying righteous truths we are sinners and we should've been impaled on that cross and go to hell and then into the lake of fire! But we won't for so as long as we have the sweet atoning sacrifice Jesus Christ! Amen . That truth is to keep our pride away if some dolt decided in their foolishness that it's cult behavior. They should Christianity considering how powerful God is you become very smart and intelligent. Amen😊

[@ruthvansandt9713]

This is so good! The whole passage is against earning salvation! I needed this. WoF taught me the needle gate analogy as well as the idea that the disciples astonishment was because they expected believers to be wealthy.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

I don't expect myself to become wealthy. No but I want to own wealth as money. And wealth as health. And wealth as many physical land to have physical stuff on it and make more money to prosper people. But I would like to necessarily become humble and humility oriented where I say funnel money so people have their teeth fixed because of what God could do through me as a simple tube and God is the water that actually nourishes humans I'm as a human simply the tube that the travel waters in.

[@gerinja]

Yea; we are all so priviledge living at this time and in the U.S. The middle class which is most of us HAVE what other ppl in other countries would dream of having. Yet we complain too much. God bless

[@philipbuckley759]

life is not so bad, in other countries.....have spent years wandering around the world a time or two, with change....so to speak....

[@JesusProtects]

Destruction pain and suffering is coming to America and the rest of the world, but specially the US, with mark of the beast included. If you don't know what I'm talking about, ID 2020 quantum tattoos. Just look it up and be prepared. This channel is great, but i don't like how he is not focusing more on the more than possible scenario of the mark and the new world order of the antichrist coming to the world. It's more important than any other teaching lately. If you think this makes no sense, and that the signs are not happening, in my humble opinion we are seeing the apostasía happening, wars, rumors of wars, disasters, pestilences, Jerusalem is like Sodom and Egypt spiritually nowdays as revelations say, the UN is in control not our countries so the one world government is a reality as we speak... It's surely adding up, all it takes is for someone to claim to be god and force the mark on us.

[@KM-zn3lx]

@@JesusProtects I agree and suggested on another platform of Pastor Winger about addressing what is going on today in the world and how Christians should respond. He did say once during start of covid that he didn't think this was the End Times!

[@caleb.lindsay]

I love every single one of these videos. I've never felt such deep growth from scripture review. The clear separation between scripture and commentary are so beautifully done. Your approach is very much appreciated.

[@redeemedone8553]

I like going straight through a book of the bible. Mike is a "good" teacher.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

​@@redeemedone8553amen

[@derricksartistryshed5976]

This was helpful in understanding the context in Luke 18:19. It had me thinking, but this helped me understand. Understanding the standard for good, which is, in fact, God alone. He is goodness-the definer of goodness and the source of all goodness. Thanks!

[@John316TOGODBETHEGLORY]

Mike Winger says " Jesus wants the man, not the money. "Prosperity preachers want the money, not the man" LOVE IT I enjoy listening to Mike he makes learning the word fun and truly informative.

[@lukasmakarios4998]

The "eye of the needle" was a shortcut from the road from Jericho to Jerusalem, and it was a very narrow way with high rocky sides that you had to follow single file. There was no way to get a loaded camel through it. And who was going to unload their camel, and leave all their stuff on the side of the road? This was a rough place, where you could get mugged (particularly in the shortcut). And if you did try it, your camel would balk and get stubborn. So if you had a camel you couldn't take the shortcut at all. No one who wasn't desperate and in a big hurry, and really traveling light, was going that way. Merchants and persons of any means always took the regular route, which was hard enough already. Using the "needle's eye" was like, if you give up everything to follow Jesus, including your own pride and righteousness, to become a saint... and count that as taking a shortcut to follow Him. And indeed, if you take the path of a religious vocation, vows and all, you have to give away all of your possessions, even today. I don't know how good a person this "rich young ruler" really was. He might have been a "good man," compared to others, while yet avid for his wealth too. But no one is truly "good" except God. Moreover, having anything in your life which you esteem more than God is a definite roadblock. Jesus is always asking us for commitment and dedication, to offer up all we have in order to follow Him, all the way to the cross if necessary.

[@crb2061]

Do you have a citation for that claim?

[@wisewoman4950]

God bless you Mike. Thank you so much for this. I learn a lot from your channel. I love that you do both Theology and apologetics. Your comment at the end is gold. We must truly be followers of Christ, committed in devotion by His grace. ❤️🙏

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Good job wise woman worship God because that's the only wise what more we could do and oh don't abandoned your family tending to your family and worship God and fellowship with others! God and family is more important than outside stuff!

[@nancyswass119]

I love your characterization of wealth and prosperity and privilege. You know the difference between ' want' and 'need' and have separated the two.

[@afreshcoatofpaint]

Mike, D Wood should have you on his livestream to talk about the deity of Christ 😊 I love your teaching style and how carefully you present Biblical teachings!

[@AnotherLukeGraham]

When Jesus comes back and says why do you call me good, I think he’s teaching that we should see him as God and the savior not just as a teacher. What good is it if we learn from him but do not believe in him.

[@isaiahomarihill8736]

Choosing between God and food. Choosing God 100%. He’s much better. Still know I’m gonna struggle and fall. But He’s worth it.

[@midimusicforever]

Nothing is impossible for God!

[@bgail20]

Please don't apologize for the long contents. It's such a blessing they should be 2hrs. Thank you so much again for taking the time to do this we well I greatly appreciate all of it. May God continue to bless and keep you and yours always

[@debifambro1039]

Children come to Christ with nothing to offer. ♡♡♡ an eye opener.

[@RealImaginGaming]

Hi Mike, Jesus states "I am the good shepherd" in two verses, John 10:11 and 10:14.Jesus does declare himself as good. He's clearly saying this in an ironic joking tone, which is confirmed by verse 21 , "jesus felt a love for him" , this was how Jesus approached people multiple time with you can call *tongue in cheek* rhetorical questions. Essentially JESUS has said he's GOOD, this for us to pick up on. God bless

[@carmensiekierke3579]

Gaming, Jesus loved ( agapao) the rich, young ruler....who went away sorrowful. He didn't go away with a worldly sorrow. The Jewish way was answering a question with a question......and yet Jesus went beyond that. He knew the heart.

[@RealImaginGaming]

@@carmensiekierke3579 amen

[@JamesAylard]

While I can understand the risks of wealth and coming to idolize wealth, there is a subtle adjunct to having wealth (which many of us do have by virtually any historical measure) that I think is easy to overlook, but which I think can be as deadly for us as wealth was for the rich, young ruler: the love of comfort and convenience. These aren’t new, but they are geometrically multiplied in a consumer-focused culture that reinforces an expectation of being catered to. I see this in myself in amazingly petty ways when I’m standing in a long line at a coffee shop, or when my order isn’t filled to my expectations. Christ calls me to a diminished focus on myself, on my needs and wants and expectations. This is a jarring call when I expect to be pampered and catered to. Am I willing to sacrifice those self-focused assumptions and expectations in order to follow Christ, wherever it may lead?

[@teriwilliams6746]

Thank you, Mike!! Such a blessing !!🙏🏽

[@adiyahhhh1435]

All i need is my daily bread. God has given us a house over our heads and food to eat. That’s all i need. Nothing fancy or extra. Just a job i enjoy that pays the bills

[@xMCxVSxARBITERx]

Jesus is speaking as how things will be in God's heaven...where love is constantly in everyone's heart. There, no one will need any wealth or riches. Love will be in us and with us, because God is love! I long for this place, where I am rid of my lustful, greedy heart! 😞 What am I, without His grace?

[@coreydallmeyer67]

Be encouraged brother Mike The word of God is bearing much fruit as it runs swiftly and is glorified, as it grows mightily and prevails. I love you man you are a true brother

[@bluegiraffekid]

We should be willing! You're exactly right, thank you Mark! It's a pleasure to learn from you!

[@arcguardian]

Should and must are 2 different things. Unfortunately ppl teach this as a requirement for salvation. Imagine all the ppl going to hell for not plucking their eye out and cutting their hand off, that includes you. Just because it's in the new testament doesn't mean it's part of the new covenant for salvation.

[@bluegiraffekid]

@@arcguardian hey bro! Are you agreeing with me or disagreeing with me?

[@sarahfaith316]

*Mike....🙂🙏🏼

[@bluegiraffekid]

@@sarahfaith316 aha, thank you

[@arcguardian]

@@bluegiraffekid In the context of my statment I agree with u. I feel it's important to not label the unwilling as hell bound which is easy to imply when it comes to these types of conversations.

[@warren286]

Jesus was basically saying to this rich young ruler that he has no idea what Good is, and that his projection of Good on Jesus was way off base. The main lesson here is to teach that we should not build our treasures and wealth on earth where it will ultimately wither and decay away. Rather, build your treasures in heaven and in the spirit through faith in Jesus Christ, where it is eternal.

[@brando3342]

Before I watch, I'm gonna take a shot at this. People make money their idol when they have too much and if it isn't the money, it's themselves for having or earning the money. Give me neither riches, nor poverty. So that I may not have too much and forgot the name of my God or that I may not have too little and steal, in so dishonouring his name. Give me only my daily bread.

[@lanigame8629]

What a fine job on this Pastor Winger! So fortunate to have your teaching available and thank you for your part. So good.

[@kevinbennett9422]

Id argue that it takes a certain level of sincerity to follow Christ. The man didn't sincerely want Christ... Though he sincerely wanted eternal life.

[@jeffwarren6906]

Good point . I have talked with so many people that fit that description ,, I imagine you have as well .. Again , that was a good way to state a very dangerous mindset ..

[@Sbock86]

Interesting point Kevin. I would say this is a present common reality in many believers. Usually of the sinners prayer contingency. The desire for Jesus to forgive us and grant us eternal life, but not to have Jesus save us from our sins. I always wonder this question though: you never hear from him ever again. But that does not mean he didn't go on to sell his possessions and follow Jesus. It just states he went and cried because it was hard. I always wonder if he ever did change his mind after his encounter with Jesus.

[@kevinbennett9422]

@@Sbock86 I always hope he did. What is impossible with man is possible with God!

[@tpw9099]

Awesome!!! Wonderful insight! True Blessing to me, I agree 100% with ur interpretation thank u so much for reminding us all what we are gaining and never losing a thing when we join him and decide to live truly for our Lord! Look what he sacrificed for us, nothing compares to what he has given to us. We need to keep praying for those who are so lost and losing so much. Thank u so much Pastor for Your diligence and sharing, I pray God will truly Bless you and that this ministry can only grow!

[@quickattackfilms7923]

I feel like God has been convicting me on this subject. Why do we need money or riches? Or why are we scared of losing money? I think it perhaps stems from a deeper rooted fear of dying. “Why do you need money?” “Well how else can I buy food?” “Why do you need food?” “Without it, I’ll die.” “You’re going to heaven, why are you afraid of death?” Because honestly, if one TRULY believes they are going to heaven, how is anything, be it persecution, going without food, or giving away money, scary? Those things are still scary to me, but I’m going to actively try to have more faith in what God has given us.

[@rj.bagsic]

This the chapter where the Living Waters evangelism came from

[@ThePleasantprincess]

Thank you again for your commitment to sound teaching. We need ministries like yours it seems now more than ever.

[@letsgobrandon416]

I believe that for us in America, we have become scared to suffer for the gospel at all because we are so used to a life of freedom and ease. We are clearly leaving this time of ease with the new political climate, and unfortunately I believe we will see a great falling away as persecution rises in America.

[@amybee40]

At 49:45, I had seriously already decided to order Thai food as soon as I'm done listening to you...

[@ronaldcossin4525]

I Come to you Jesus as Nude as I'm for do you not see all of my sins before you YES my Child I see them all here is a rod cover yourself and our Father will not see your Sins before him, he knows of all one's sins that is why I am here just for your sins, our Father has sent me to save all who will accept his gift of salvation for his own

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

The tuff thing that no denominations dare to say here is - we should follow Jesus literally - leaving our houses, family, etc. if needed, just to preach and teach the salvation in Jesus. If all those "faith professionals" say that, oh they, the (temple) builders and rich preachers, will lose a lot...

[@SusanMorales]

I can see how it’s really about goodness and our not being good, but I can also see how it could still be referencing Jesus’ deity in the beginning and reinforcing that in the end. Jesus could have asked the question as a way to get the rich man to think or to lead the conversation to answer it more fully. Jesus could have been pointing out that this rich man was calling him good because he viewed Jesus as God, Messiah, the one who had the answer to eternal life, or prompting him to confess or believe this if he didn’t. Jesus could have answered his question also in his own question by pointing out that Jesus is good because He is God and no one else is good, so Jesus’ righteousness is the way to eternal life. This would make sense why Jesus says with God it is possible.

[@bluegiraffekid]

Cmon, preach🙌🔥

[@jeffwarren6906]

Ooooo ! Keep going sister ,, I really enjoy the depth of what you are saying .. I sincerely mean that ..

[@JesusProtects]

Show me a single verse that says "righteousness saves". It's like saying "good works saves", wich is an invention.

[@KyleWilliamsMusic1]

What cracks me up is somehow people think God blessing you means he blesses you financially. I don’t know if y’all noticed or not but most Christians in the Bible, INCLUDING Jesus were dirt poor. The Bible repeatedly talks about not focusing on money.

[@warren286]

Mark 10:29-31 Is saying that we won't leave our house and relatives in our hearts. (We all fall short). The things we receive a hundred fold will come with an equal amount of persecutions. Then in the next life, we will gain eternal life.

[@TheCountofToulouse]

The LORD knows your heart and he will SHOW you your heart and you will KNOW what the LORD say's is true. He IS the truth.

[@dorothysittler7370]

Feel love or choose and decide to act with love ... here lies the crux.

[@maxiomburrows2099]

Stewartship affords temptations of pride and greed because of power and comfort, easy to succumb to, hard to recognize. Allowing only that stewartship required by you to do the will and glory of God is prudent, blessing here and now can be a test, save them for "later".

[@breathofgodministries3955]

Dear Brother, the only thing I would say about the introduction of this video is that Jesus is actually talking about money, and material things. If that’s the desire and God isn’t the desire. Then the heart is not good. If the money is being used righteously that’s a good things for the Kingdom, but most people don’t use money righteously. I don’t feel like this one that needs to be spiritualized or given a hidden meaning. The Bible’s even says we can not have two masters, we can’t serve God and mammon(money) or The desires of the World. So if a person has no desire for the world this is the only way we can follow Christ. The less that there is desire for worldly things, the more the desire for heavenly things increase through The Spirit of God. Jesus Christ was also poor. Not having the desire for materials things gives one the ability to give there entire life to God and anything God gives us we should give it to his work. This is how we store up treasures in heaven.

[@jimamberg9467]

Wow! This was really great teaching. Thank you for the effort you put in to explaining it so well.

[@lavenderflowers1075]

When you said 'whole Mark series' it sounded like 'hallmark series'. 😂😂😉. God bless you brother.

[@ajler]

Thank you pastor Mike. I needed this.

[@trevoryong4611]

My reading of this verse is a little different insofar as the scripture records that Jesus loved the man. I take from that I don't think he was lying (from his perspective) when he says he has kept the commandments from youth. Certainly his view on the commandments may not have been as far as what Jesus taught, but I do think he was honestly sincere and honest. It does hit home, however that Jesus often picks that one area in our life that we are least willing to give to Him in his call for obedience.

[@michaelswenson6599]

It is about the deity of Christ. It's a rhetorical question in a very effective teaching method where the student answers what the teacher already knows.

[@noahbrockett2875]

Hey Mike, I have a question regarding choosing one kingdom over the other. Would you say that somebody who is a collector Of “stuff” (just whatever somebody might like to collect) is choosing the earthly kingdom over the other? Let’s say for example a person likes to collect old vinyl records from 70s metal bands, is this person choosing the earthly kingdom for doing that? Or, for another example, somebody likes toy lines from the 80s And 90s, and this person has a room in his house devoted to displaying their collection. What kingdom is that man serving? Maybe, a person likes collecting pieces of art that catch their eye and inspired them, what kingdom would you say that person is serving? Thank you for replying… If you do… :-)

[@MikeWinger]

I don’t think it is inherently wrong just as riches themselves are not inherently wrong. It’s a more intimate issue of the heart

[@jsims6036]

In regard to the eye of the needle reference. While in Jerusalem in 2018 at one of the gates I believe was the Joffa gate the large gate when closed had a man sized door in the main gate and if someone wanted to enter the city the watchman on the night watch would open the man sized door to allow access to the city after the gate was closed for the safety of the city. Hopefully that helps.

[@jsims6036]

You would not be able to get a camel through the man door.

[@gideonopyotuadebo2304]

EVERYONE need God Yehovah

[@anmcvey311]

What does it look like to use our money/riches for His kingdom? I struggle with taking these things as an all or nothing... Like is it a sin to eat at a nice restaurant or go on a trip? Is that the best way to steward our money as Christians? Or is there still beauty in enjoying and being grateful for the blessings God has given us?

[@friedrichrubinstein2346]

My family handles it like this: 10% of every kind of income is secretly donated to whatever place is on your heart (secretly means that it's not made a topic, according to Matthew 6:3), and from time to time (when we saved up more money than is reasonable to have) my parents decide where to give a portion of it to. It's never a fix amount though, it's always as much as their conscience tells them. And we children don't ever know the amounts they give/have. So yeah, it's not an "all or nothing", rather obedience to your conscience. If you feel bad for having as much money as you have, give as much as you are happy to give. But don't ever brag about it. Your reward is in heaven, not the praise of men.

[@redit5332]

I enjoy this channel so much. Thank you for all your hard work in breaking down the message. Keep up the good work. :)

[@ProphecyOfApocalypse]

Luke 16, 19 - 31 is the parable of the rich and the poor Lazarus. Wealth is not included in sins, my dear brothers. But it can prevent us from entering the kingdom of God. It is not a sin to be rich. It would be completely absurd. The rich man had everything, and he did well. God allowed him to have and manage his rich possessions of nature. But he thought that all this belonged to him, it was exclusively his. He was unaware of the existence of poor Lazarus. He ignored poverty, and the poor, who had to wait to live on crumbs. He did not notice his misery, the wounds that the dogs licked. The rich man had it all, but he lacked love, interest in his neighbor. The interest for anyone who has needs and can not satisfy them. Of course, it does not have to be rich to help the one who needs it most. And yet not only material goods are enough to show our love. A simple but sincere smile is enough, if we do not have something more to offer. The rich are useless, yes, useless, unless they are merciful and charitable. But, unfortunately, few rich, very few stand out for their charity. Most are drowning in selfishness, ruthlessness, sin. Let us not think, then, that wealth is a great good. It is not a great good to have money, but the fear of God. A righteous man, who for his virtue has much parsimony before God, even if he is the poorest of all, can face any calamity. In cases where the money is useless, a saint succeeds in the impossible, only to raise his hands to heaven and ask for God's intervention. God made you rich to help those in need, to find the forgiveness of your sins through charity. He did not give you money to keep and destroy, but to share and save. That's why he made wealth uncertain, temporary, unstable, to reduce your craze for money. So when we lose possessions and money, let us not be troubled, but let us say, "Glory be to God, and we will find much greater riches," as Job did. "The Lord gave me what I had, my Lord took it" (Job 1:21)

[@carlandre8610]

The young ruler was self righteous, he said he kept all the law, Jesus was not impressed because he knew where his treasure was, so he challenged him. Only God is good no human except for Jesus, the God man, idolatry was the main law of the 10 commandments he was breaking. When it comes to the law of God all fall short. You can not buy God.

[@jonathanbetenbender307]

I figured he was trying to point out to the man he is not, and can not be so holy as to earn heaven.

[@michaellazarus8112]

Personal note for myself: 36:18 - 37:08 Huge epiphany! This is why Jesus told the Rich Young Ruler to sell everything he owns.

[@BD-cv3wu]

Rich people reject Jesus because they A) dont accept anything for free and B) put a price tag on everything...even inheritance. The rich write lots of family out of their inheritance. The rich young ruler asked "What must I DO to inherit eternal life?" It was a misnomer that Jesus allowed. So he told him to sell everything and give it to the poor. He couldnt. He never had to. People always make things harder than they are. So God said "It would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle"...which is impossible..."than for the rich to go to Heaven"...since they would never accept it without a price tag as the young ruler suggested. And then they back out of the price as well!!

[@jenniferditman3788]

Around 26 minutes in: "If you hate without cause" - "without cause"? Is there a distinction? I thought we weren't to hate ever. Clarification, please, & thank you for solid, accessible teaching!

[@mariembuenaventura1278]

1hr that so fast. Thanks Pastor Mike

[@michaelhollander2785]

In Verse 20, the operative words are "come and follow me" to attain eternal life, not doing benevolent works.

[@jehulimma]

Excellent content Mike. God bless you brother. I feel inspired listening to this video.

[@paulagatton7794]

Thank you so much for your ministry. I get so much from your study's!

[@lindafogarty3924]

Another excellent video Mike! Thank-you so much for sharing your gifts!

[@darcie7773]

Thanks Mike 🙏✝️

[@IsraelNewTestament]

Sha'ul does not mean that all the deeds which he did as a non-Messianic Jew were contemptuous, but that his pride in them he now regards as contemptuous. In regard to zeal, a persecutor of the Messianic Community (the ekklesia, the Church). See the evidence at Ac 7:58; 8:1-3; 9:1-2, 13-14; 1С 15:9; Ga 1:13, 23; I Ti 1:12-15. As a result of all these things, he was in regard to the righteousness demanded by legalism, blameless, which is far more than the Judaizers were (Ga 6:12-13) but far less than Z'kharyah and Elisheva were (Lk 1:6&N). On the very crucial decision to translate "nomos" as "legalism" and not "law" or "Torah" see Ga 2:!6bN, especially the quotation from Cranfield's Commentary on Romans. Sha'ul was following all the rules as he had learned them, yet his heart was full of pride, which excluded trust, since trust requires humility, the opposite of pride. But trust is the primary requirement of the Torah (Ro 9:30-10:10&NN), and this Sha'ul lacked. Therefore he was by no means blameless in regard to the righteousness demanded by the Torah as it truly is, only in regard to the righteousness demanded by the system which results when the Torah is perverted into legalism. This matter is taken up again in v. 9. Circumcised the eighth day, in accordance with the Torah (Genesis 17:8-12, Leviticus 12:3), not on a later occasion, which would have been a less faithful fulfillment of the command (see Ac 16:1-3, where Sha'ul himself circumcised Timothy as an adult, and discussion of circumcision in notes there and at Yn 7:22-23). An Israelite by birth, not by conversion, like the Judaizers. See vv. 1-3N. From the tribe of Binyamin. Many Jews by this lime could not trace their genealogy, or were descended from proselytes. Presumably Sha'ul was named after King Sha'ul, also from the tribe of Benjamin. A Hebrew-speaker, with Hebrew-speaking parents, literally, "a Hebrew of the Hebrews." My understanding is supported by many scholars; it can hardly mean "a Jew of Jews," since this has already been said twice: and nothing of substance is added if it is interpreted as meaning, "a real, genuine Hebrew." Contrary to what some scholars have asserted, Hebrew was still spoken by many Jews in the first century (Mk 5:41N). In an age when 85% of the Jews in the world were living in the Diaspora, being a Hebrew-speaker would confer higher status as a Jew. In regard to the Torah, a Parush, a Pharisee; Sha'ul called the P'rushim "the strictest party in our religion" (Ac 26:5). Indeed, he was no ordinary Parush but was "trained at the feet of Gamli'el in every detail of the Torah of our forefathers" (Ac 22:3&N), Rabban Gamli'el I being the outstanding teacher among the P'rushim of that time. Moreover, wrote Sha'ul, "since I was more of a zealot for the traditions handed down by my forefathers than most Jews my age, I advanced in traditional Judaism more rapidly than they did" (Ga 1:14&N).

[@mosart7025]

Thanks! Really interesting reading.

[@CraigHartneck]

Hi Mike, A little off topic in my comment so sorry for that. Anyway, I've just recently subscribed to your channel and am so thankful for what you are doing In Christ with this channel. however, :) I really strongly recommend that you teach based on the ESV for this reason: NASB in the has rephrased some of the most important core text regarding Yahweh and the heavenly council. Please consider a translation that is textually up-to-date. For example, a Bible that adopts readings in its running text from the Dead Sea Scrolls where they are demonstrably superior to the Masoretic Text. Dr. Michael Heiser presents a good test case for this is Deuteronomy 32:8 and Deuteronomy 32:43. "The former should read “sons of God” (ESV; cp. “gods” in NRSV), or something like “heavenly beings” (NET Bible) or “heavenly court” (NLT) instead of “sons of Israel.” Verse 43 should read “bow down to Him, all you gods” (ESV, NRSV) or something akin to it like NLT’s “let all God’s angels worship him.” Also compare Psalm 82 in NASB vs ESV. Basically the entire context is missing. this leads to a misunderstanding of who the "Sons of God" really are. Anyway, thanks again brother and keep up the good work.

[@dakotafrantz4179]

I hopped on late but I love the distinctions made in this teaching of the passage

[@armandoc.3150]

Being rich is like being a pack rat. The important part about this passage or chapter is understanding, the first shall be last and the last shall be first.

[@b-manz]

Armando C. I think you might be mixing your verses a little too much. Let’s pretend person 1 is wealthy and serves ministries with their wealth and loves their neighbour. Then there is person 2 who is poor that complains about being poor and does nothing for anyone else. Who is first in the kingdom of God?

[@blancaandmarilyn2570]

In comparison to most of the world Americans are rich.

[@nick3270s]

How i feel when i completely misunderstood a scripture and the truth has been revealed 50:27

[@shamekajackson3009]

Great content keep up the good work🌻

[@martinecheverria5968]

Mike, this was such a blessing. Thank you so much 🙌

[@brendaburnardmasterofescha533]

How awesome God is !

[@MrTriangle3333333]

Please read this and compare 1 John 4.3 ----- (English Revised Version) "and every spirit which confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the spirit of the antichrist," ----- (King James Bible) "And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is COME IN THE FLESH is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist," ----- We can notice some versions have been changed slightly, but change drasticly the result. The "English Revised Version" avoid that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. Be careful people, because "they" are changing our bible step by step, and its hard to notice. There are lot of similar cases in the entire bible.

[@nevertrustkids]

This can be traced back all the way to King James Version. The same man who commissioned the Bible also commissioned teachings in paganism / mysticism. You can’t make this up

[@wengel_eth]

Yeah, never heard of the ERV but it already sounds pretty whack.

[@chantalr.s.a.2535]

I’m going to need another note book or 6 for this series.

[@ruthvansandt9713]

Part of WoF strategy is to say sow money seed with me to reap a harvest to give to others. If you have enough money you can solve world problems so that’s why you should have money but to get there, “seed faith”... :(

[@musicartsalive]

How many beans in the jar?

[@sarahfaith316]

Heidi Green Gummy bears 🙂

[@markrichard8591]

Suppose a man thought it was true that you must become poor to be saved and he rejected Christ because of this. Would this same person become worthy of Christ if he found out that you did not have to become poor to be saved and then accepted Christ? 🤔

[@philipbuckley759]

the operative word is he accepted Christ......what happened, before, should have no bearing on what had followed....and that is belief....

[@arcguardian]

Essentially in the example u present, the individual is refusing a false gospel, rather than outright refusing Christ.

[@markrichard8591]

@@philipbuckley759 JESUS did say that "many will say to ME, LORD LORD, and not enter into the kingdom" and "well did the prophet Isaias speak when he said "this people draw near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from ME." So its seems that it is possible to accept Christ in a superficial way.

[@markrichard8591]

@@arcguardian I'm not convinced. Jesus also said "whoever does not pick up his cross daily and follow Me is not worthy of Me" and "whoever does not forsake all that he has can not be My disciple." So would the man be refusing a false gospel or would he be refusing Christ.

[@arcguardian]

@@markrichard8591 a false gospel of course. Discipleship and Salvation are 2 different things. According to Christ ur also supposed to cut off ur hand and pluck out ur eye. I don't see u walking around with an eye patch... scripture is deeper than face value, and yet we tend to disregard context so often. You'll convince me once u show proof u've cut off ur hand, until then I stick with The Spirit rather than the law.

[@thandozondi2103]

Thank you for your teaching, always truth and nothing else. Yes the camel myth- thanks. God bless

[@kryslalwow]

*Mike Drop lolll THIS WAS GOOD! Now I can confidently say “good” after watching this vid haha

[@msblanqui1]

Thank you! Excellent teaching! Should you begin with prayer? Is there a reason to do so? Or to not do so?

[@williambradford1398]

Wow, I'm impressed being a Bible student. Thank you.

[@ronaldcossin4525]

a show-off is all he was come running up to Jesus in front of a lot of people Jesus had to put him in his place before God, Pride comes before a fall

[@jishaphilip1059]

Thank you Mark. Useful teachings. 🙂

[@williammcguire5685]

Thank you Pastor Mike.

[@ruthvansandt9713]

Passage is good against Calvinism also; how could Jesus have a special love for the rich young ruler and yet he not be part of the elect...

[@carmensiekierke3579]

Ruth, Jesus "agapao" ( loved) the rich, young ruler. That is the same Greek word that is used over and over of the the love Christians have for one another. The rich, young ruler ( ruler of the synagogue) went away sorrowful. He did not go away with a worldly sorrow. The rich, young ruler needed to see he could not earn eternal life by following the law....and he needed to see he could not place an idol above God. Although there is nothing more said of the rich, young ruler......Jesus "agapao" ( loved) the rich, young, ruler. This is the special love He had for His sheep. Goats don't turn into sheep, Ruth. They are always sheep.

[@JesusProtects]

@@carmensiekierke3579 the bible says the holy spirit gives you a change of heart. Wouldn't you call that a goat turning into a sheep?