sermonette: Camels, Needles, and the World

Care of the World
Mike Ford
Given 06-Dec-03; Tape #641s

Description: Mike Ford, focusing upon the episode of the encounter between Christ and the rich young man, draws several conclusions about the young man: He was eager, respectful, kept the Commandments (at least in the letter) and believed in the afterlife. But Christ perceived that the young man's love of the world (and his riches) was a great deal stronger than his desire to follow God. Christ, by means of hyperbole [many theologians try to rationalize this away], indicates that riches (or any other physical temptation) pose a great hindrance to salvation. We need to examine ourselves, determining what it is in this world from which we would have difficulty extracting ourselves (16 minutes)

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Camel through the eye of a needle Hyperbole Love of world Needle's Gate story Rich young man Rope through the needle story

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