Is taking a vow of poverty required to follow Jesus? A cursory reading of the story of the rich young ruler in Matthew 19 might certainly give us pause to think so. But as we dive into the chapter, I think we’ll see Jesus is striking at a much more profound point than possessions. Jesus is challenging the man’s view of how we receive eternal life altogether and it is a core principle of the gospel that we need to understand if we are to genuinely follow Him.
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