(November 30, 2014 at 3:11 pm)Tonus Wrote: That's just a further indictment of what Jesus did, then. When the man claimed to have kept the law since he was young, Jesus does not challenge this. So the man had done as god demanded within the law. Jesus simply makes up a new rule in order to cut the guy off at the knees.
Not that the young man should have been surprised. It's likely that he had at least heard about what happened to Job, another man who was put through a wringer in spite of being in god's good graces. Just because you follow the law and live a good life doesn't mean that god won't wreck your life. He is one nasty customer.
Read to the end of the story. Job was rewarded at the end, as will all who suffer for their faith in God. Also, Jesus didn't cut off young man at the knees. The young man asked him what he should do to inherit eternal life and Jesus gave him a truthful answer. Then after hearing the answer the man walked away sad because he wasn't willing to do what was needed in his case.
