And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.”(Luke 18:18-21 ESV)
Jesus replies not to this man's question as much as his statement: "Good Teacher," because behind the question the man asks, which really is important, is the question the man was thinking about: "Am I good enough?" In his eyes he thought so; he hoped so, but he rightly questioned his own goodness. As we will see, Jesus did not question his testimony about keeping these five commandments: He did was; he was "good" by these standards, but only One is good enough. His very character is Good, so all He does and says is good. Jesus is trying to get this man to look at Him, not himself. We must do the same.
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