The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:18-25
The ruler who refused the crown. It is a certain ruler, a young man, who accosts our Lord. And the question which he asks represents one of the deepest cravings of the human breast. Is it only in the Gospels that we find this question? It is written into all the religions, into the best of all the philosophies, the poetries, the guesses at truth, which have commanded the thought of the ages, It is as old as human nature, as manifold in its complexion as the human experience, as abiding in... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:18-22
The golden chance: a sermon to the young. Many features combine to make this incident one of peculiar interest. I. THE PRINCIPAL ACTOR IS THE SCENE A YOUNG MAN . Matthew tells us this quite incidentally ( Matthew 19:22 ), but it adds great interest to the occurrence. For our hearts are drawn towards youth. Youth is innocent, ingenuous, frank, trustful, hopeful, loving. There is, moreover, some mystery about it. We know what the old man has been; we know what the man... read more