...riches, and lived a moral life, came to Jesus and asked what he should do to inherit eternal life. He was told to sell all that he had and give to the poor and follow Christ, and he should have treasure in heaven ; but he went away sorrowful, for he was very...

...liberally to give alms to the poor, according to his ability." The case of the rich young man, who was told to sell all that he had and give to the poor, was evidently an extraordinary one ; and his lordship observed that where individuals were thus called...

...to Christ, and enquired what he should do to inherit eternal life, went away sorrowful, when he was told to sell all that he had, and give to the poor, and come follow Him. He had great possessions, and loved them more than his Saviour, or his own salvation...

...man who had kept the law from his youth, of whom it is said, " Jesns beholding him loved him," when told to sell all that he had, and give to the poor, and •come, follow Christ, went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. This, too, accords with...

...hostile. The rich young ruler who said, "What good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life ? " was told to sell all that he had and give to the poor. This was an individual requirement, prescribed for the conditions of a particular case. There is no...

...not a solution in any real sense : it is a complete begging of the question. When the young man was told to sell all that he had and give to the poor, we are told that he went unhappily away. He might, also, to my mind, have gone very angrily away. For...

...wanted to know what he 316 A Bouse of Entertainment. 317 should do to gain the kingdom of heaven. He was told to sell all that he had and give to the poor; and we are told that he went away sorrowing. Every young man is ripe for the kingdom of heaven except...

...27). Augustine recognized the same dynamic when he observed, with regard to the sorrow of the rich man whom Jesus told to sell all that he had and give it to the poor: "For it is one thing to forbear from appropriating what is wanting to us; it is another...

...Bordeaux Pilgrim made the first official record of a European 1. Many interpreters identify Lazarus with "the rich young man" whom Jesus told to sell all that he had and give it to the poor (Matt. 19:16-22). The man put too much priority on his wealth and, unable to bring himself...