19;13-15
Further teaching comes in the reaction to little children. The parents wanted Jesus to bless the children, but the disciple saw them as a nuisance. Jesus wanted to bless them. We need to realise that Jesus, and therefore God, often wants to bless more than we do. In fact the kingdom belongs to those who we might be inclined to reject.
19:16-20
Jesus continues to react differently than our preconceptions might imply. We now have a rich man who comes to Jesus. He seems to know that he still lacks something, so asks how he can get eternal life. It seems that he thinks he has to earn it, for he asks what good thing must he do. Jesus points out that there is only one who is good. So if he wants to be like God he has to obey the commandments. The man looks for further clarification, so Jesus reminds him of the ten commandments. The man thinks he has kept all these, but realises there must be something missing,
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