Salvation:Possible and Impossible
Matthew 19:16-26
I Jesus Answers a Question about Salvation vv. 16-17
A. Salvation is a Matter of Accepting the True Standard of Goodness
1. Goodness is Ascertained by Comparison
2. The True Standard of Goodness is God Himself
"There is only One Who is Good..." v. 17
B. Salvation is a Matter of Keeping the Commandments
"...if you wish to enter into Life Keep the Commandments." v. 17
II The Young Man Asks for a Clarification v.18
A. He Wants to Negotiate
B. He Wants to get as much as Possible for as little as Possible
III The Exception in Jesus' Answer v. 18-19
- The Second Great Commandment is not in the Ten Commandments-Lev. 19:18
IV The Young Man's Staggering Self-Deception v.20
V The Diagnostic Ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ v.21
A.The Greatest Offer in the Bible
B.The Embedded Gospel
VI The Sad Response v.22
"The Gospel does not demand reflection;the Gospel demands response."
David Platt, Radical
" Not to decide is to decide." Harvey Cox
VII The Impossibility of Salvation Revealed vv. 23-26