The Rich, Young, Delusional Ruler (Mark 10:17-23)
Tony Felich, February 19, 2012Part of the Exposition of The Gospel of Mark series, preached at a Morning Worship service
The “rich young ruler” displays several delusions which remain common today.
Delusion- A false belief or opinion; a fixed, dominating, or persistent false mental conception resistant to reason with regard to actual things or matters of fact.
• A delusion about what is “good” (17-18)
• A delusion about how one “inherits” eternal life (17)
• A delusion about his righteousness (19-20)
• A delusion about what is temporal & what is eternal (21-23)
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Mark 10:17-23
17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” (ESV)