Study 21 From the Book of Mark
is: Mark 10:17-31
1.
What basic wrong assumption was
made by this man about salvation and eternal life? Cf. Eph. 2:9. Why did Jesus stress to him the demands of
the law? What was the real hindrance that held him back?
2.
Why did Jesus say it would be
hard for those with riches to enter the kingdom? Cf. Lk. 14:33. Are there any
things in my life that are holding up spiritual progress?
3.
What promises does Jesus make
to those who are willing to renounce earthly wealth to follow Him without
reservation? What is the meaning of the warning in verse 31? Cf. 1 Cor. 13:3.
Note. Verse 25. ‘There does not seem to be good early
evidence for the view that the eye of a needle is a postern-gate in the city
wall’. The phrase is better understood as a vivid description of sheer
impossibility.
