Jesus insisted that the keeping of God’s commandments is imperative, even if it involves considerable sacrifice. A young man approached him to ask what he should do to inherit eternal life, and the answer Jesus gave was: “If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments”. This man was very rich so when Jesus cited God’s commandments he omitted “thou shalt not covet”, enabling the man to declare his obedience. Jesus then told him that, in his case, to be completely obedient he should dispose of his possessions and follow him. This the rich young man was unable to do, causing Jesus great sorrow for he loved him Mark 10:21.Waiting for response for Mark 10:21 The apostles had indeed left all to follow Jesus, therefore they were promised everlasting life and high positions in his kingdom as rulers over the twelve tribes of Israel. The promise of living and reigning with Christ, furthermore, is to all his disciples who make the necessary sacrifices in their lives.
Verses 3,9
Waiting for response for Matthew 19:3,9In this chapter Jesus emphasises the importance of keeping God’s actual commandments, rather than those of men. God gave the Jews a law through Moses in which, for example, he legislated concerning divorce, but they allowed divorce for any cause. This became a matter of dispute among the Jews, and the Pharisees asked Jesus concerning it and his answer settled the matter of divorce for his disciples: “And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery”.