Possessions or Perfection?
The rich young man reveals a sincere yet desperately inaccurate view of himself and his abilities. Jesus brings up perfection, then challenges him to sell all that he has and follow him.
Keep the Commandments
How beautiful that John's words point back to what Jesus says in Matthew’s gospel: “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me...
AI’s place in biblical scholarship
AI results are only as good as the data. AI doesn't "know" the importance of biblical scholarship; this Smart Search feature only scans data sources within Logos as directed by the filter the user applies. AI doesn't control the results, the data sources we allow do.
Righteousness and other R words
The fault in the young man’s question is that it implies works-based salvation. Righteousness is a gift we can never earn. Thank God we never have to.
Smart Search Feature
I found the smart search feature useful in that it gave me some good references that I would have missed had I stuck to my usual commentaries.