And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou Me good? None is
good, save one, that is God.
20. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not
kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness ,Honour thy father and
mother.
21. And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
22. Now when Jesus heard these things, He said unto him, Yet
lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast and distribute unto
the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow
Me.
Mr Cardew did not approach this theme circuitously or indifferently,
but seemed in haste to be on close terms with it, as if it had dwelt
with him and he was eager to deliver his message.
"I beseech you," he began, "endeavour to make this scene real to
you. A rich man, an official, comes to Jesus, calls Him Teacher--
for so the word is in the Greek--and asks Him what is to be done to
inherit eternal life. How strange it is that such a question should
be so put! how rare are the occasions on which two people approach
one another so nearly! Most of us pass days, weeks, months, years
in intercourse with one another, and nothing which even remotely
concerns the soul is ever mentioned. Is it that we do not care?
Mainly that, and partly because we foolishly hang back from any
conversation on what it is most important we should reveal, so that
others may help us. Whenever you feel any promptings to speak of
the soul or to make any inquiries on its behalf, remember it is a
sacred duty not to suppress them.
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