Matthew 19:16-30

The Possibility of the Impossible

I. By Revealing to Us God's Standard

A. Keeping the commandments to enter into Life - Matt. 19:17-20; Rom. 7:12-16

B. Being perfect to have treasure in heaven - Matt. 19:21-24

1. Having absolute consecration - Matt. 19:21-22

2. Having unconditional love - Matt. 5:43-48

C. Submitting to God's righteousness - Rom. 10:1-4

II. By Revealing to Us Our Own Weakness and Impotence

A. Our spiritual ignorance

1. A "doing good" mentality - Matt. 19:16; Rom. 7:12-21

2. Seeking to establish our own righteousness - Rom.10:1-4; Phil. 3:3-9

3. "Good" becoming a substitute for God Himself - Matt. 19:17; Col. 2:8,16-23; Gen. 2:8-9

4. The Law not able to give life - Gal. 3:21; Rom. 8:3

B. Our experiential discovery

1. Experimenting on our own - Matt. 19:16-22; Gal. 3:1-3

2. Realizing our own impotence - Rom. 7:15-25

III. By Revealing to Us Another Life

A. Being saved by Another life - Matt. 19:25-26; Rom. 5:10

B. A Substitutionary life - Gal. 2:19-20

C. The possibility of the impossible is only "in spirit" - Rom. 8:1-8

D. Living a consecrated life to enter the kingdom by the power of His resurrected life operating in us - Matt. 19:26-30; Luke 18:27-33; Phil. 3:8-14