Mark 12:32-34a
So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
This scribe knew his scripture. He had all the "Sunday school" answers down. But he wasn't quite there because Jesus said he was "not far from the kingdom of God." Playing "Christain" and knowing all the right ways to act and answers to give isn't all that hard. But if those truths don't penetrate my heart and make me live differently from the inside out, then I'm still outside the kingdom. I always need to be on my guard that I am not just saying the right thngs or giving the right answers. I need to be living what I say I believe. No exceptions.
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