MATTHEW 19
2 Outlines
Matthew 19:16-26
RIGHT, YET WRONG
It is possible to be
almost right, and yet still wrong.
For instance, a pitcher
for a baseball team can get almost everybody "out", and just a make a
few wrong pitches. Those few pitches can cost him hits and walks that allow the
opposing team to score winning runs..
In a conversation, it is
possible to say many right things, and just make one thoughtless, hurtful
remark, that ruins the whole conversation.
We can do many right,
good works, and yet destroy our testimonies with one act of sin.
In our text the
"Rich Young Ruler" did many things right, and yet did one wrong thing
that cost him his soul.
HE CAME TO THE RIGHT
PERSON (JESUS) Vs. 16
HE ASKED THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS Vss. 16B, 20
HE RECEIVED THE RIGHT
ANSWERS Vss. 17-19, 21
HE MADE THE WRONG
DECISION Vss. 22-26
Please Note: Salvation
is through faith in Christ alone (John
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Matthew 19:16-26
THE MAN WHO MADE THE
WRONG DECISION
We all have made wrong
decisions. (Give your own examples of wrong decisions which you or people you
know have made.) Of course, the worst
decision anyone can make is not trusting Christ as Savior. The man in our text was a rich man who made
the wrong decision concerning Christ.
CONCERN LED THE MAN TO
JESUS - Vss. 16
He was evidently under
conviction concerning his soul. He wanted to know how to have eternal life.
COMMANDMENT KEEPING DID
NOT BRING SATISFACTION - Vss. 17-20
Jesus told him to keep
the commandments. Jesus knew that the
man could not keep the commandments perfectly, but wanted the man to realize
that he couldn't keep them. The man
answered that he had always kept the commandments, but realized that he still
was lacking.
THE CHALLENGE TO CHOSE
JESUS INSTEAD OF MONEY WAS TOO GREAT - Vss 21-22
Jesus realized that the
man's sin was love of money. He simply told the man to sell all that he had and
to follow Him. This does not mean that
every person has to surrender their wealth in order to be saved. This man would not believe on Jesus as Savior
until he gave up his wealth. Evidently, his wealth was his God! The man left, choosing his wealth instead of
Jesus. He was sorrowful, but not sorrowful enough to repent and trust Christ.
JESUS' COMMENTARY SHOWS
SALVATION TO BE THE WORK OF GOD - Vss. 23-26
Jesus explained how
difficult it is for a rich man to be saved.
This amazed the
disciples because they probably felt that the rich had special favor from God.
According to their
thinking, if the rich could not be easily saved, who could be saved at all?
Jesus explains that
salvation is impossible with man, but possible with God.