Both the Rich Young Ruler and Zacchaeus were wealthy men, and display a contrast of character as it relates to wealth.
Two of the most familiar stories of the Gospels are the Rich Young Ruler and Zacchaeus, the wee-little tax collector. While almost any child who promoted from 5th grade Sunday School could tell these two stories fairly accurately, most seminary-educated pastors cannot link the two stories as being connected in the real life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
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