Selective Obedience
Interestingly, the young ruler asks "Which commandments?" already indicating that there are some that he is not comfortable with.
Jesus goes easy on him at first, omitting "thou shalt not covet" from the second table of the ten commandments - which the rich man undoubtedly does not keep.
In response to the young man's boasting ("I have kept these all"), our Lord turns to the real obstacle in the first table of the commandments: You shall have no other gods before Me.
Unfortunately, the young man put his wealth before the Lord, and walked away sad. Rather than possessing wealth, the riches possessed him.
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