Matthew 19:16-30. Unbelievable mercy to unbelievable sinners: What must I do to be saved?

Rev. Dr. Gerard Bolling, pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO and Assistant Professor of Leadership and Theology at Concordia University-Texas in Austin, TX, joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study Matthew 19:16-30.

The rich young man asks Jesus, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus patiently teaches the young man concerning salvation from a good God and our idolatry. The rubber hits the road when Jesus hits him where it hurts—weath. Wealth accumulation leads the sinner to ask, “When is enough—enough?” Jesus not only shows the failings of idolatry, but the source of all that is good. Salvation is not from our source, salvation comes solely from Christ’s cross. His call to follow Him is a reminder that we are to look outside ourselves to our God who is faithful in all things. “O Lord, help us to look to Your Son as our source of everything. Teach us, O Savior, to drop our idols, knowing that we can not find our hope in them, but our hope is that You bring us closer to You for our hope and salvation. In Christ, Amen”