Categories: Characters in the Bible
Rich, respectable, religious
A young, powerful ruler
Confident, desiring to live well
Approaches Jesus
“Master, I have a question –
What must I do to have eternal life?”
“Keep God’s commandments.”
“I have, all of them. What else?”
“Go, sell all you have
Come follow me.”
Downcast, the man left
For he had many possessions.
It’s so hard, if you’re rich
To enter God’s Kingdom.
Matthew 19:16-24
