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Podcast: Open the Bible UK Daily
Episode: Jesus Lays Claim to His People’s Possessions
Description: As [Jesus] was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him.Mark 10:17This man who came to Jesus had a great deal going for him. Here are four things:
He was successful. He is successful financially (Mk. 10:22). He is also successful professionally—he is a ruler, in a position of influence (Lk. 18:18). And he had achieved all this while he was young (Mat. 19:22).
He was moral. There’s no reason to doubt his sincerity when he says that he has kept the Ten Commandments. He is a...