16 And, behold, one came and said unto him. Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life ?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good ? there is none good but one, thai is God : but if thou •wilt enter into life, keep the com- mandments.
18 He said unto him. Which ? Jesus said. Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not hear false witness,
19 Honor thy father and thy mo- ther : and. Thou shalt love thy neigh- bor a.s thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up : what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him. If thou wUt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard fhat saying, he went away sorrowful ; for he had great possessions.
These verses detail a conversation between our Lord Jesus Christ and a young man, who came to Him to in- quire about the way to eternal life. Like every con- versation recorded in the Gospels, between our Lord and an individual, it deserves special attention. Salva- tion is an individual business. Every one who wishes to be saved, must have private personal dealings with Christ about his own soul.
We see, for one thing, from the case of this young man, that a person may have desires after salvation, and yet not he saved. Here is one who in a day of abounding unbelief comes of his own accord to Christ. He comes not to have a sickness healed. He comes not to plead about a child. He comes about his own soul. He