“what go must I do? “
The man was thinking in terms of righteousness by works, Jesus corrected this misunderstanding first before answering the question more fully. The term eternal life, kingdom of God, heaven were used interchangeable.
“Why do you ask me about what is good?”
Jesus wanted the man to think about what is good, since Jesus’ concept differed from the current religious leaders. Good is not something to be done in itself. God alone is good, all goodness derives from Him, even the keeping of the commandments, which Jesus explained.
“If you want to enter life, obey the commandments”
To enter life is the same as to get eternal life, The requirement to obey the commandments is not to establish one’s merit before God but is to be an expression of true faith. The Bible always teaches that Salvation is a GIFT of God’s grace received through FAITH.
The rich mans goal was eternal life but wealth and lack of commitment stood in his way. This was the rich man’s main problem.
As a side note when Jesus used the term “eye of a needle” He was not talking about a sewing needle, He was speaking (historically) about the city gates. The opening was often referred to as “eye of the needle”. A camel was to tall to get through when it was loaded up with goods and had to get on his knees to walk/crawl through the opening.
The rich man was not willing to humble himself.
Where does Jesus says this?
“To enter life is the same as to get eternal life, The requirement to obey the commandments is not to establish one’s merit before God but is to be an expression of true faith. The Bible always teaches that Salvation is a GIFT of God’s grace received through FAITH.”
You are muddying up His words. He said to obey the commandments. That is it! Show me where Jesus does a commentary about this concept? Again, Jesus sounds very Mormon. Imagine that!