Some Are Not Far from the Kingdom

Note from today’s Bible reading: Mark 11-12

On several occasions, the enemies of Jesus challenged Him and tried to trap Him in His words so that they could accuse Him. A scribe heard Jesus successfully answer challenges regarding taxes and the resurrection and came to Him with a question: “What commandment is the foremost of all?” (Mark 12:28).

In Jesus’ answer, He told this man that the “foremost…