The Rich Young Ruler
The One Who Walked Away
Scripture gives no name
In Mark’s Gospel
Ran up and knelt before Jesus: "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Mark 10:17) — earnest, humble, urgent
Jesus answered: "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone" (Mark 10:18) — pointing him to who Jesus is
He listed the commandments; the man said, "Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth"
Mark 10:19-20
"And Jesus, looking at him, loved him" — the only person in the Gospels of whom this is said
Mark 10:21
Who they were
- Earnest — ran, knelt, asked the most important question (Mark 10:17)
- Sincere — Jesus did not dispute his claim to have kept the commandments (Mark 10:20-21)
- Loved by Jesus — looked at with love even in the moment of refusal (Mark 10:21)
Read about them
Faces of Faith
“Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” — Hebrews 12:1
A keepsake of The Rich Young Ruler’s story — the portrait on the front, the key moments on the back.
Faces of Faith cards coming soon to the TruVINE store.
Every claim above is from Scripture unless labeled “Tradition.” Depictions are checked against the WEB text on this site.
