"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain that which he cannot lose." I opened with a quote from another Jim, the martyr Jim Elliot, to contrast the Christian view against the view of the Rich Young Ruler. Jesus gave him a business proposition, if you will; an offer that a man of commerce should have been able to appreciate. Let's check that story again, as we continue through the Gospel of Mark. Here's Pastor Jim.

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