What Must I Do?

Haggai 1; Haggai 2; Psalm 129; Luke 10

Scripture

Luke 10:25 “On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"
He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'[c]; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'[d]"
"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins[e] and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

Observation

When you ask someone, “In your personal opinion what do you understand that it takes for a person to go to Heaven and have Eternal Life?” They almost always give you a works answer. In other words, they will say that a person must be good, or they must be moral, or they must go to church, or they must be nice to people etc.

In Acts 16:30, the Philippian Jailor asked the same question and Paul and Silas gave him the answer, “He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved--you and your household."

So what must you do to be saved? Final answer! Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Final answer!


Application

Our main task in this life is helping people understand that good works will not save them, but trusting and placing their faith in Jesus Christ will.


Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to be able to share the Gospel clearly where people will understand the way of salvation. Bring people into my life that need to hear and open up their hearts so they will respond and be saved.



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