The Condition And Requirements For Entering Into
THE CONDITION AND REQUIREMENTS
FOR ENTERING INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD
In Luke 18:9-30 we have the Lord's teaching about the entrance into the kingdom of God. What is covered in these verses may be con sidered the condition and requirements for en tering into the kingdom of God. Here the Lord mentions three steps: first, to humble oneself before God as a sinner, realizing the need of God's propitiation (vv. 9-14); second, to be like a little child, without any preoccupying concept (vv. 15-17); and third, to follow the Savior by overcoming being occupied by riches and all other material matters (vv. 18-30). Let us con sider each of these aspects of the Lord's teach ing.
HUMBLING ONESELF
In 18:9-14 we see that in order to enter into the kingdom of God, we need to humble our selves. In verse 14 the Lord says, "Everyone who