The Rich Man And Jesus

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "We are taught a faith based theology where we are ensured eternal life if we trust in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Yet we read in Matthew 19 about a rich man who approached Jesus with a question-‘what must I do to receive salvation?’ Jesus mentions all of the commandments which the rich man claims to have followed but then asks “what am I lacking”? Jesus then advised him to sell all of his belongings and give the money to the poor. Why did Jesus not simply say to trust in Him as his savior?"