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“Follow Me—Pt.2”
/“The Rich Young Ruler”/
!!!! Matthew 19:16-22
Introduction:
/My Passion is Matthew 5:1-2/
And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
Then He opened His mouth and taught them… "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…"teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you (Matthew 28:19-20)
1.
John 1:35-51
a.
Andrew followed Jesus (v.37)
b. Andrew found his brother (v.40-42).
c. Jesus found Philip (v.43).
d.
Philip found Nathanael (44-45).
Most people who regularly witness for Christ would admit that it is relatively easy to get people to profess faith.
Getting them to follow the Lord is a much more frustrating experience.
We have known people who want salvation, but never really follow the Lord.
Why?
I.
Jesus’ Call to Discipleship
A.
The Meaning of the word “/disciple/.”
1.
/Disciple/ is used consistently as a synonym for /believer/ throughout the book of Acts
(Acts 6:1-2, 7; 11:26; 14:20, 22; 15:10)
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2. /Disciple/ is also sometimes used is Scripture in a general sense, to describe those who like Judas, outwardly followed Christ.
It certainly is not restricted to some higher level of believers.
B.
Every Christian is a Disciple
1.
The Lord’s Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20)
Go into all the world and “make disciples…teaching them to observe all that I commanded you”
a.
The goal of the church & mission of evangelism is to make disciples.
b.
Disciples are those who believe, and who’s faith /motivates them to obey/ all Jesus commanded.
2.
It is also apparent that not every disciple is necessarily a /true Christian/ (John 6:60-66)
a.
In verse 64, Jesus challenged the faith of those who called themselves disciples.
b.
In verse 66 says many of His /disciples/ walked with Him no more.
c.
In verse 67 Jesus turned to the twelve and said, “do you also want to go away?”
3.
Why did so many of Jesus’ so called followers turn away?
a.
Jesus repeatedly made difficult demands.
b. Jesus does not want casual followers, but people willing to give their lives to Him.
II.
The Rich Young Ruler
A.
He Challenges the Eager Seeker – Matthew 19:16-22
1.
The truth of this entire passage in a single statement (Luke 14:33)
Jesus gave this man a test to choose between his possessions and Jesus Christ.
He failed the test.
a.
He was unwilling to turn from what he loved the most, therefore he could not be a disciple of Christ (Luke 14:33)
b. Salvation is only for those who are willing to give Christ first place in their lives.
c.
The issue here was this mans salvation, not some higher level of Christianity.
2.
(v.16)
– The term /eternal life/ refers to conversion, evangelism, and the new birth—the entire salvation experience.
This man was unwilling to forsake what he loved the most in this world & commit himself to Christ as Lord.
a. Instead of taking him from where he was and getting him to “make a decision for Christ”
b. Jesus laid out terms that were unacceptable to him.
c.
In a sense, Jesus drove him away.
3.
Jesus began preaching law to this man not even mentioning faith or the aspects of redemption.
4. Today’s gospel is preoccupied with statistics, isle walking, gimmicks emotional manipulation.
Unbelievers are told that:
a. if they invite Jesus into their hearts
b. accept Him as personal Savior
c. or believe the facts about the gospel, that this is all they have to do.
5.
These are the kind of people who end up with a professed faith in Christ, but no change of behavior.
6. Who knows how many people are deluded into believing they are saved when they are not?
What went wrong with this young man?
Why did he seem to start so well yet turn away from Christ without receiving eternal life?
A.
He Had the Right Motive
1.
Jesus said, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you (Matt.
6:33).
This man was young (Matt.
19:20) & rich (v.22).
a.
Luke 18:18 says he was a ruler (/archon/ in the Greek text), which most likely means he was a ruler of the synagogue.
b.
It appears that he was a Jewish religious leader, who was highly respected, & influential.
c.
The words “and behold” are an exclamation indicating wonder & amazement.
2.
All his religion & wealth had not given him confidence, peace, joy, or settled hope.
This man knew that he was missing eternal life.
#1 – John 17:3 /Eternal life:/ speaks not only of the promise of life in the ages to come but also of the quality of life that is the characteristic of the redeemed.
It signifies quality as much a duration (John 17:3).
It is not just living forever; eternal life is being alive the realm where God dwells, walking with the Living God in unending communion.
Note the different words that are used interchangeably throughout this passage.
Þ Eternal life: “That I may have eternal life” (Matthew 19:16).
Þ Life: “If you want to enter into life” (Matthew 19:17).
Þ Heaven: “You will have treasure in heaven” (Matthew 19:21).
3.
The way Christ dealt with the subjects of eternal life, life, and heaven is meaningful.
a.
/He was making a distinction between life and existence.
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He was saying what Scripture proclaims time and again—that man without Christ does not have life.
He is not living; he is only existing.
He is in a state of death (always dying) and is separated from God, the Source of real life (Ephes.
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