Mark 10:17-31 part 3

This is my continuation of part 2

23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is[e] to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?” 27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

Notice verse 27, Jesus is basically saying that it is impossible for man to save himself but it is possible for God to do the impossible, only God can save alone. Man cant save himself, let alone anyone else, but God can do it. If only God can do what which is impossible namely save, then who is Jesus claiming to be when he told the rich man to give up everything and follow me in order to receive ETERNAL LIFE?

Does that sound like Jesus is denying he is absolutely good?

In fact if Jesus is less than absolutely good wouldn't he need salvation as well? How is it he gives ETERNAL LIFE to everyone that gives up everything and follow him?

28 Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!” 29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Peter spoke up and said "we left everything to follow you". In other words Peter is saying we did everything that you asked the rich man. Notice Jesus response in verse 29: “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel.

Notice Jesus doesn't say for God sakes but for MY SAKE and for the gospel. Peter understood what Jesus was asking the rich man because he responded that they gave up everything for Jesus. And Jesus responds by saying because you gave up everything for my sake and the gospel you will receive 100 fold and persecution but more important ETERNAL LIFE. Notice Eternal life is given to only to those that GIVE UP EVERYTHING TO FOLLOW JESUS.

In conclusion, Jesus is saying Eternal Life doesn't come from following commandant but giving up everything and following "me". In other words: you would have to love me more than anything, anyone and including yourself and if you do I will give you Eternal Life. That does not sound like Jesus is denying he is absolutely good.