Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

life, keep the commandments. He saith unto Him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt dono murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bearfalse witness, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor asthyself. The young man saith unto Him, All these things have I kept from my youthup: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thouhast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and followMe. But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he hadgreat possessions.“Then said Jesus unto His disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shallhardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for acamel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdomof God. When His disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who thencan be saved? But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible;but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:16-26.Jesus quoted five of the last six commandments to the young man, also the secondgreat commandment, on which the last six commandments hang. Those mentioned hethought he had kept. Jesus did not mention the first four commandments, containingour duty to God. In answer to the inquiry of the young man, “What lack I yet?” Jesussaid unto him: “If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor,and thou shalt have treasure in heaven.”Here was his lack. He failed to keep the first four commandments, also the last six.He failed to love his neighbor as himself. Said Jesus: “Give to the poor.” Jesus touchedhis possessions. “Sell that thou hast, and give to the poor.” In this direct reference Hepointed out his idol. His love of riches was supreme; therefore it was impossible forhim to love God with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his171