Did Jesus just say, "Love yourself as yourself?" The guy asks about getting into heaven and then correctly responds that those who love God and love your neighbor as yourself get in. Then, he asks who his neighbor is. After the story of the good Samaritan, Jesus asks, "Who was the neighbor?"
It was the one who had mercy. So, Jesus says, "Go and do the same." Isn't this saying that the guy was the neighbor? Which, if you go back to the guys original answer, is saying love yourself as yourself.
More importantly, it struck me how many people followed Jesus. I mean they gave up everything. Had no home, left their family, were facing ridicule and possibly harm. But 12, then 72, and I bet there were a whole lot more in line.
And if you think about today, millions have people have put all of their eggs in the Jesus basket. Maybe I'm looking at it the wrong way. Instead of focusing on what these people gave up, I should be looking at what these people gained. What was really behind all of this? They realized the truth. They knew there was nothing better they could do than this.
Maybe I should do the same.
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