He Came to Where I Was

The Lawyer

A certain Jewish lawyer stood up to ask Jesus a question. Perhaps he wanted to know if Jesus really knew the path to eternal life. But putting Jesus to the test, he cleared his throat and asked, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life (Luke 10:25)?” Being that he was offspring of Abraham he, along with other Jews, believed that eternal life could be inherited. The belief was that eternal life was something that could be passed down to him after his death, like inheriting...