Mark 10:1-31
Jesus teaches: main theme is being
open before God, not hard-hearted. Children serve as the prime example of being
open and the rich the prime example of being hardhearted. Being soft-hearted or
open to God means to live a life of harmony with others. Following religious or
cultural forms but being hardhearted gets you no closer to the Kingdom of God
then being evil. Following the rules or forms of religion does not gain you
grace with God, unless it changes your heart to being open to God. Obedience to
the way of the open heart leads to the great rewards but at great cost and
effort. It comes naturally to children, the least of the population. The way of
the open heart is the way to the Kingdom of God but it is not synonymous with
obedience to religious tradition. Children will find new ways of solving old
problems because they are open to the newness that is life and spirit.
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