Have you ever heard the story of the rich young ruler?

At first, it's kind of confusing.

Like, here's a nice guy, and it seems like Jesus just lets him walk away without really

helping him understand the gospel.

And yet, so much we learn from this story about how we need to see our own sin before we can possibly see our need

for and the hope of salvation. Listen in and find out today. Welcome to Everyday Truth with

Kurt Skelly. We believe the Bible is true and relevant to everyone, everywhere, every day. If today's conversation is a

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Now, let's join Kurt for today's episode. Hey, guys, welcome back. We are in Matthew Chapter 19,

and as I said yesterday, we are going to jump right in

because it's a very familiar story, a sad story in the ministry of Jesus, but such a compelling

story and an important story for us to consider. So here we are, Matthew chapter 19.

Look at verse 16, if you happen to be looking on at a copy of the Bible,

where the Bible says,

And behold, one came and said unto him.

So Jesus has just talked about interruptions,

and the disciples have said to these parents

who have brought their children, don't interrupt Jesus.

Jesus only deals with important people.

What's interesting is in the other parallel accounts, so we're talking about Matthew,

Mark, and Luke, where the story is told that it's interesting

the very next thing that happens after the disciples are rebuked for rebuking those that

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