Top Highlights

• They anticipated the coming of their Messiah but closed their eyes to the fact that He would come to die as a sacrifice for sin (Isa. 53:4 – 9).
• Finally, Jesus gave him the ultimate test: “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me” (Matt. 19:21). This challenged his claim to having kept the law. In effect, Christ told the young man, “You say you love your neighbor as yourself. Okay, give him ever...
• soteriology (the doctrine of salvation).
• He responded to people’s queries about how to gain eternal life by making salvation sound well-nigh impossible (Mark 10:17 – 26) — because for fallen sinners who are trying to save themselves, it is impossible (v. 27).
• Saving faith, repentance, commitment, and obedience are all divine works, wrought by the Holy Spirit in the heart of everyone who is saved.