One Thing You Lack (Part 1 of 2)
Truth For Life Daily Program
Alistair Begg
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🗓️ 5 July 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Many assume they can enter heaven by being “good enough” compared to others—but Jesus taught that God isn’t simply seeking the best, the brightest, the nicest, or the most generous. On Truth For Life, Alistair Begg points out the one true source of assurance.
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| 0:00.0 | The you're going to do you do you do you do you do you do you do There are many people who are expecting they will be in heaven because they think |
| 0:30.0 | they are good enough relative to the rest of the population. |
| 0:34.7 | But contrary to that popular assumption, Jesus makes it clear that God is not simply |
| 0:39.1 | seeking the brightest and the best or the nicest and the most generous. |
| 0:44.2 | As Alistair Beg points out today on Truth for Life, |
| 0:47.2 | we have only one true source of assurance. insurance. |
| 0:55.0 | I invite you to turn with me to the Gospel of Mark and to chapter 10. |
| 1:00.0 | And we read from verse 17. I invite you to follow along as I read. |
| 1:08.0 | As Jesus started on his way a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. |
| 1:14.0 | Good teacher, he asked. |
| 1:17.0 | What must I do to inherit eternal life? |
| 1:21.0 | Why do you call me good? Jesus answered. No one is good except God alone. You know |
| 1:28.8 | the commandments. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not murder, commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, |
| 1:37.0 | honor your father and mother. |
| 1:41.0 | Teacher, he declared, all these I have kept since I was a boy. |
| 1:47.0 | Jesus looked at him and loved him. |
| 1:50.0 | One thing you like, he said, go sell everything you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. |
| 1:58.0 | Then come, follow me. |
| 2:01.0 | At this the man's face fell. He went away sad because he had great wealth. |
| 2:07.0 | Jesus looked around and said to his disciples how hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God. The disciples were amazed at his words, |
| 2:17.0 | but Jesus said again, children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to go through |
| 2:26.2 | the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. The disciples were even more amazed and said to each other who then can be saved. |
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