However, even though he is asking the right question, he is asking it from the wrong worldview—that of merit (“What good deed must I do …”); he has failed to grasp the true meaning of the Law, as Jesus will point out to him, which was to serve as a tutor until the time of Christ (Galatians 3:24).
Hata hivyo, ingawa anauliza swali sahihi, anauliza kutokana na mtazamo mbaya wa ulimwengu—ule wa sifa (“Ni tendo gani jema ninalopaswa kufanya …”); ameshindwa kufahamu maana halisi ya Sheria, kama Yesu atakavyomwonyesha, ambayo ilipaswa kutumika kama mwalimu hadi wakati wa Kristo ( Wagalatia 3:24 ).