I beat myself up over these parables. Like Peter, I ask, "Then who can be saved?" Sell all that you have, leave your family and friends and do it all in the name of God. These commands push people to break off the ties that define who they are. Living up to these expectations is practically impossible so who can be saved? Jesus answers Peter, "What is impossible for mortals is possible for God."
We are saved by God's grace. There is nothing we can sell and no act that we can perform that will save us because to live up to God's expectations is impossible. To save us, God made the ultimate sacrifice by sending His Son to die for us so that our sins might be forgiven. What He asks for us in return is to love our neighbor and be good stewards of this world.
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