What must I do to inherit eternal life? That’s a great question! The lawyer in this account assumes there is something he can, or must do to earn eternal life. It seems natural to think that way, doesn’t it? Many live their life wondering what can I do or stop doing to be on God’s good side? Jesus challenges that way of thinking.

[Luke 10.25-29]

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

[ WHAT ] is this passage saying and what is a key truth or thought that we learn?

+ What did the lawyer want to know?

+ Where did Jesus point to for the answer to the lawyer's question?

+ Who does the law say we should love?

[ HOW ] is the Lord calling me to action/obedience?

+ Is there sin to confess or a next step to take? How has it gone since last time?

[ WHO ] am I walking with and praying for to discover Jesus?

+ What is my next step?