Mark 10:21 "Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven..."
When the rich young ruler comes to Christ with the question "...what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life..." Christ eventually answers him with the above. Now, we know from the narrative that the rich ruler finds that particular demand of Christ to be too heavy for him, for he "went away grieved: for he had great possessions."
However, theorizing only, if the rich young ruler had indeed followed Christ's directive and sold all and given it to the poor would he have indeed been granted salvation ("...treasure in heaven...")? Would selling have been a de facto "tak[ing] up the cross, and follow[ing] me"?
When the rich young ruler comes to Christ with the question "...what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life..." Christ eventually answers him with the above. Now, we know from the narrative that the rich ruler finds that particular demand of Christ to be too heavy for him, for he "went away grieved: for he had great possessions."
However, theorizing only, if the rich young ruler had indeed followed Christ's directive and sold all and given it to the poor would he have indeed been granted salvation ("...treasure in heaven...")? Would selling have been a de facto "tak[ing] up the cross, and follow[ing] me"?