[Forest Keeper]

Dave [paraphrased]: To me, the following describes living: Luke 10:25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him, "What is written in the law?

Harley: Sure, if you can love the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind as well as your neighbor (meaning everyone); you will inherit eternal life. However, most of us find that to be a bit of a challenge. I'm sure the lawyer who stood up to test our Lord found it to be equally as difficult.

Yup. In fact it wasn't an hour ago that I had a nice discussion with my deacon about HOW Jesus answered questions in His ministry. It's fascinating to watch how He took completely different approaches depending on who the questioner was. Here, the blood-sucking lawyer rose to test Jesus so he got the answer he did. Others ask a similar question and are told to believe.

[DaveMSmith]

Yup. In fact it wasn't an hour ago that I had a nice discussion with my deacon about HOW Jesus answered questions in His ministry. It's fascinating to watch how He took completely different approaches depending on who the questioner was. Here, the blood-sucking lawyer rose to test Jesus so he got the answer he did. Others ask a similar question and are told to believe.

So, you'll cherry-pick the easiest route possible to Salvation? The Lord responded to the question of eternal life with the commandments in Matt 19:16, Mark 10:17, and Luke 18:18.

In Mark 10:21 "Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him..." and a more difficult reply than for the 'blood sucking lawyer'

Sorry, the Good Samaritan story is a vital part of the Word. It's the narrow path.